Canada’s AI position boosts public sector, SMEs, but lacks guardrails
AI for Prosperity initiative brought forth at recent meeting of the G7 shows that governments are taking AI seriously.
As the leaders of the G7 wrapped their latest meeting, the picturesque mountains and nature of Kananaskis, Alta., stood in stark contrast to the topic of discussion that day: Artificial intelligence. Several statements came out of the Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office soon after the meeting, chief among them the G7 Leaders’ Statement on AI for Prosperity, a treatise on using AI to “grow prosperity, benefit societies and address pressing global challenges office.” We at CPA Canada dug into the proposal and have analyzed some key points that CPAs across the country need to know.
Canada’s AI position boosts public sector, SMEs, but lacks guardrails