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
Governance
OSFI Quarterly Guidance
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions — OSFI — has launched a new standardized approach to the way it releases regulatory guidance. Effective August 22, 2024, OSFI started releasing regulatory guidance for that quarter all on one day. The new process includes a media briefing and a stakeholder briefing followed two weeks later by a virtual "industry day" … [Read more...] about OSFI Quarterly Guidance
Update: Guide on the use of generative AI
The second version of the Guide on the use of generative AI is now available. The guide was first published in September 2023 and provided preliminary guidance to federal institutions in their use of generative AI tools. The guide also seeks to raise awareness and foster coordination among federal institutions. It highlights the importance of engaging key stakeholders before … [Read more...] about Update: Guide on the use of generative AI
Principles for the responsible development and use of generative AI
Federal, provincial and territorial privacy authorities have launched a set of principles to advance the responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective development and use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in Canada. AI is an advanced form of information processing created for the purpose of automating and/or enhancing the performance of human tasks. … [Read more...] about Principles for the responsible development and use of generative AI
Personal Information and Privacy Glossary
A collaboration between the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Translation Bureau and Access to Information and Privacy Directorate has resulted in the publication of a Personal Information and Privacy Glossary. It was created with the goal of disseminating and standardizing the terminology used in the field of privacy … [Read more...] about Personal Information and Privacy Glossary
Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
In the past month, PACC president Sharon Polsky, MAPP had the honor of being invited to testify before the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) to contribute to its study of Bill C-27, and the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI), which is studying the Use of Social Media Platforms for Data Harvesting and Unethical or Illicit … [Read more...] about Parliamentarians Focus on Digital Privacy Threats and Opportunities
