As Canada’s AI minister signals plans to introduce long-awaited legislation on artificial intelligence (AI) and data privacy, researchers and policymakers are urging Canada to catch up to international partners on regulating the technology.

The Attention: Govern or Be Governed Conference in Montréal, organized by the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy and its non-profit arm Paradigms, assembled roughly 250 researchers, policymakers, and industry players to discuss the best way to regulate technology in Canada.

“I have already signalled strongly, and I will be putting down legislation.”

Canada’s minister of AI and digital innovation, Evan Solomon, provided more details on the federal government’s plans to introduce legislation on data privacy, including rules surrounding deepfak

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