MP Michelle Rempel Garner announced, on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada, that she will be tabling a comprehensive Bill designed to protect Canadians online while preserving their civil liberties. The new bill, to be introduced when Parliament opens next week, will serve as an alternative to Liberal Bill C-63, the “Online Harms Act”. (Click HERE to view press … [Read more...] about Privacy preserving legislation to replace Bill C-63
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UNESCO Consultation on AI Regulation Across the World
UNESCO has launched an Open Consultation and encourages stakeholders, including parliamentarians, legal experts, AI governance experts and the public, to review and provide feedback on the different regulatory approaches for AI.A consultation brief explains and illustrates nine emerging regulatory approaches, and offers issues to consider: The policy brief aims to … [Read more...] about UNESCO Consultation on AI Regulation Across the World
The Digitization of National Security: Technology, Transparency & Trust
Canada's National Security Transparency Advisory Group has issued its fourth report that offers a sampling of some of the risks, challenges and opportunities related to digitization that were raised by multiple stakeholders over time. The report notes the Canadian Government's acknowledgement that efforts to expand its digital capabilities give rise to important questions of … [Read more...] about The Digitization of National Security: Technology, Transparency & Trust
Privacy PSA
X/Twitter has activated a setting that is ON by default and allows it to use all of your data to train Grok. The change was not announced. You can disable it through a browser You canNOT disable it using the mobile app If you do not want your comments, posts, images, interactions and the results to be used to train this Artificial Intelligence engine, go to …More > Settings … [Read more...] about Privacy PSA
Public consultation on AI computing infrastructure
The Government of Canada seeks to build on Canada’s leadership in AI and increase domestic access to the compute power that researchers and AI developers require for training and deployment. Feedback from the public consultation will inform the development and implementation of measures related to Budget 2024’s $2 billion investment to boost Canada’s sovereign AI data … [Read more...] about Public consultation on AI computing infrastructure
Have Your Say on the Ethical Use of AI
Public Review of the Second Edition of the National Standard of Canada CAN/DGSI 101: Ethical use of artificial intelligence by small and medium organizations is now under way. This Standard specifies minimum requirements for incorporating ethics in the use of artificial intelligence by small and medium organizations, which typically have less than 500 employees. This … [Read more...] about Have Your Say on the Ethical Use of AI
