Feds fail to justify spending billions of dollars on AI that mainly benefits industry insiders

The projected $2.4-billion of federal investment in artificial intelligence lacks justification and ill-serves the public interest. Canadians deserve better.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne leads the AI file. His department has just launched a consultation narrowly targeted at the researchers and businesses hoping to take advantage of the supercomputer facility accounting for over 80 per cent of these funds. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CLEMENT

July 31, 2024

The federal government has doubled down on its artificial intelligence bet with a $2.4-billion budget package over five years for “Securing Canada’s AI advantage.” Innovation, Scien...

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