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”
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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
NSICOP Spyware Study
Following an August 2022 study by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on the topic of Device Investigation Tools Used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) — aka spyware — further study was to be undertaken by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) NSICOP’s report, once tabled, … [Read more...] about NSICOP Spyware Study
3rd Review of the Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making
The rapid pace of digital transformation in the federal government has made questions around the purpose and scope of automation increasingly relevant. The 3rd review of the Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making takes stock of the current state of the policy instrument and identifies several risks and challenges to the federal government’s commitment to … [Read more...] about 3rd Review of the Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making
