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Artificial Intelligence

During question period on artificial intelligence, the NDP and Greens asked the government why its AI strategy emphasizes promotion over protections, citing harms to jobs, privacy, water use, and children. The parliamentary secretary replied that the government’s “AI for all” strategy is built on trust, safety, and helping Canadians use and build the technology, and pointed to bills including C-16 on sexualized deepfakes and C-25 on protecting democratic institutions as part of a multipronged approach.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Elizabeth May

Green
“The government promotes artificial intelligence instead of protecting people from it. Stronger protections could save children's lives. I want to know when the government will take the dangers of artificial intelligence seriously.”
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Mr. Speaker, children’s lives could have been saved if we had better protection. I am wondering, despite the benefits of AI, why does this strategy land with more promotion than protection? When will the Prime Minister and the government consider the advice of Pope Leo XIV that AI needs to be “disarmed”?

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