Provincial AI strategy could protect residents, scale Sask. workforce: advocates

As Canada works to implement a national strategy around artificial intelligence, announced earlier this month, advocates in Saskatchewan say a provincial version could help, too. The federal government unveiled Canada’s new AI strategy on June 4, centred around scaling and securing the sector, with six “pillars” of focus. Alex Fallon, founder of Artificial Intelligence Saskatchewan…

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Protect young people from social media harms ‘without silencing them,’ says Hamilton teen content creator

A teen content creator who has spent years promoting books to kids online says the Canadian government should focus on how to better protect young people from the harms of social media, before imposing an outright ban. “Social media can be a powerful place for youth voice, literacy, representation, activism, and community,” 17-year-old Hamilton resident…

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