The rapid adoption of artificial-intelligence-powered systems including ChatGPT — which gained more than one million users within weeks of its launch in November 2022, and has been used by more than 100 million people worldwide — has made clear that the question of whether (and how) so-called “general purpose artificial intelligence” … [Read more...] about Five considerations to guide the regulation of “General Purpose AI”
Legislation
When General Purpose AI is High Risk
As Canada's parliamentarians debate Bill C-27, which includes the Artificial Intelligence Data Act (part 3 of the omnibus bill) that refers to undefined "high risk" AI, and EU policymakers continue to refine versions of the AI Act, a group of international AI experts has published a joint policy brief arguing the EU should regulate “general purpose artificial intelligence” … [Read more...] about When General Purpose AI is High Risk
Retailers bear a new responsibility
Manitoba retailers that sell bear spray now have to collect more personal information from shoppers, and submit it to the government. Under new regulatory requirements, anyone buying bear spray from a Manitoba retailer must also specify the intended use of the product. Vendors must now verify a purchaser’s identification against government-issued identification, and … [Read more...] about Retailers bear a new responsibility
Ending hidden ownership in private businesses
The “single most important measure that can be taken to combat money laundering” is a reality in British Columbia, now that amendments have been introduced to the Business Corporations Act to create a new, public registry for beneficial owners. The creation of a public registry expands on the existing requirement for private B.C. companies to identify their beneficial owners … [Read more...] about Ending hidden ownership in private businesses
Privacy and Protection: A children’s rights approach to encryption
Canada, the UK and EU are among the countries looking at legislative measures control the availability of and access to online content in order o to protect children against child sexual abuse. A new report — Privacy and Protection: A children’s rights approach to encryption — from the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) and Defend Digital Me (DDM) shows how encryption … [Read more...] about Privacy and Protection: A children’s rights approach to encryption
Children’s right to privacy needs to be strengthened in law and beyond
by Michelle Gordon At the height of the pandemic last year, I wrote an article arguing that Canada’s federal privacy law needed to be strengthened for children, especially given their all-time highs in online activity and the increased digital tracking of kids. At that time, the pending Bill C-11 did not directly address children’s privacy rights, representing a missed … [Read more...] about Children’s right to privacy needs to be strengthened in law and beyond
