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Teshager W. Dagne

Teshager “Tesh” W. Dagne is an associate professor and Ontario research chair in governing artificial intelligence in the faculty of liberal arts and professional studies at York University.


Canada’s AI strategy has a proprietary blind spot

The government’s plan to build sovereign AI infrastructure continues to funnel money into foreign-controlled models. Open-source AI remains the missing pillar.

opinion | BY TESHAGER W. DAGNE | May 4, 2026