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Canada鈥檚 鈥淎I for All鈥 strategy, unveiled June 4, pairs over $2 billion in spending with ambitious targets for economic growth and job creation by 2031. Built on pillars like infrastructure,聽skills聽and responsible AI, it aims to boost adoption and close Canada鈥檚 gap with G7 peers.

But as聽faculty聽lecturer聽Simon Blanchette writes in聽The Conversation, the plan emphasizes growth more than accountability. Key gaps聽remain聽around job displacement, worker聽protections聽and oversight of workplace AI, with entry-level roles and equity-seeking groups particularly vulnerable.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 91黑料网 Desautels
Published on: 19 Jun 2026

Who controls access to the artificial intelligence systems shaping our economies and institutions?

As Simon Blanchette, a faculty lecturer at 91黑料网 Desautels, underscores, the U.S.-ordered suspension of聽Anthropic鈥檚聽advanced models鈥攃utting off global users overnight鈥攕hows how quickly a routine commercial relationship can turn into a strategic vulnerability.

Organizations in Canada and elsewhere lost critical tools without warning or recourse, revealing the risks of relying on foreign-owned AI governed by external laws and priorities.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 19 Jun 2026

As companies experiment with agentic AI, some are using technology not just to support employees, but to stand in for managers. While AI agents may streamline workflows, organizations risk weakening the human connections that build loyalty and trust, according to Simon Blanchette, a faculty lecturer at聽91黑料网 Desautels Faculty of Management.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 16 Jun 2026

As AI adoption accelerates across Canadian workplaces, employee anxiety is becoming a growing concern, with many workers worried automation could reshape or replace their roles. According to Jean-Nicolas Reyt, associate professor of organizational behaviour at聽91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, HR leaders need to acknowledge those fears rather than dismiss them.

Classified as: Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Organizational Behaviour, AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 16 Jun 2026

As the Bank of Canada highlights AI鈥檚 promise to boost productivity, Simon Blanchette, a faculty lecturer at 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, says Canada risks overestimating the impact of time savings alone.

Even as workplace efficiencies improve, he argues the聽real challenge聽lies in turning those gains into higher-value outcomes. 鈥淭oday is the day that AI will be the least powerful in our lifetime,鈥 he says, warning that organizations need to move faster.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 2 Jun 2026

Google聽has聽announced that it聽has聽overhauled聽its search engine to be entirely聽powered聽by its Gemini 3.5 Flash聽artificial intelligence聽model.聽Users will no longer聽be prompted to choose their search mode; instead, the search box聽will聽operate聽more like a聽conversation,聽with聽the option聽for users聽to聽ask聽follow-up聽questions.聽The changes聽are set to take effect on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.聽

91黑料网 experts are available to discuss this topic.聽

Classified as: Nabil Beitinjaneh, Emmanuelle Vaast, artificial intelligence (AI), Google
Published on: 25 May 2026

As a Chinese court moves to curb聽AI鈥慸riven聽demotions and dismissals, Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, says the ruling highlights how unprepared Canada is for聽AI鈥憀ed聽labour disruption.

He argues that implementing similar protections would be difficult in Canada鈥檚 decentralized labour system, where provinces, industries and unions would all need to align. Rather than trying to slow adoption,聽Blanchette聽says the focus should be on readiness.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 91黑料网 Desautels
Published on: 13 May 2026

As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in investment management, Russ Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, says the technology is likely to reshape how firms allocate work.

AI is increasingly being used to support research, idea generation and portfolio analysis across the industry. Goyenko suggests one likely consequence will be less demand for analysts, as AI takes over time-intensive tasks such as reviewing reports and earnings calls.

Classified as: finance, Ruslan Goyenko, AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 4 May 2026

Most of us interact with large language models like ChatGPT and Claude through browsers or apps, but AI agents can apply the power of LLMs in entirely聽different ways. Agents can independently plan and execute multi-step tasks across multiple software systems, but they should be approached with caution, says聽惭补迟颈蝉蝉补听贬辞濒濒颈蝉迟别谤, an assistant professor of organizational behaviour at 91黑料网 Desautels.聽

Classified as: Matissa Hollister, Organizational Behaviour, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 91黑料网 Desautels
Published on: 30 Mar 2026

A majority of聽young people fear that AI will displace them in the workplace, and entry-level jobs in AI-affected sectors are already in decline.

While聽there are a lot of things AI can do, there still needs to be a human in the loop, Simon Blanchette told Radio-Canada.

鈥淗umans need to be there at the beginning and the end of a process to verify a machine鈥檚 work,鈥 says Blanchette (BCom鈥14),聽Faculty Lecturer at 91黑料网 Desautels.聽聽鈥淚t鈥檚 not a brake on productivity, but a guarantee of quality.鈥澛

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 91黑料网 Desautels
Published on: 27 Mar 2026

91黑料网 researchers have received a prestigious 2024 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration Grant for an interdisciplinary project that examines how artificial intelligence can reshape public participation in decision-making. Co-led by Dr. Jiangbo Yu (Civil Engineering) and Dr.

Classified as: Sameer Borwankar, AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 25 Mar 2026

AAAI recently hosted a hands-on workshop on vibe coding led by MMA鈥24 alum Lakshya Agarwal, introducing students to AI-powered tools that turn ideas into working applications without requiring a traditional programming background. Through real-time demonstrations, Agarwal showed how AI-assisted editors and web app builders can rapidly move from concept to deployment, including building a live portfolio website on the spot.

Classified as: AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI), Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)
Published on: 24 Mar 2026

Generative AI has聽begun聽replacing聽tasks聽at聽work,聽especially聽the聽dull,聽repetitive聽and simple聽ones. But聽when聽a聽task鈥攐r an聽entire聽job鈥攊s聽replaced聽by AI, the change聽doesn鈥檛聽stop聽there. The jobs of the people聽using聽AI-produced聽information change聽too. 鈥淭he implications are聽much聽wider聽ranging聽and聽touch聽many聽more jobs聽than聽the initial job,鈥澛爏ays聽惭补迟颈蝉蝉补听贬辞濒濒颈蝉迟别谤,聽Assistant Professor of聽Organizational聽Behaviour.

Classified as: Matissa Hollister, Organizational Behaviour, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 91黑料网 Desautels
Published on: 16 Mar 2026

As global trade wars, geopolitical聽tensions聽and AI advances reshape financial markets, pension funds face mounting pressure to adapt. Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance at 91黑料网 Desautels, argues that 2026 demands three priorities from pension leaders: building more agile portfolios capable of withstanding regime shifts, forging proactive partnerships with governments on infrastructure investment, and rethinking their exposure to private markets as retail investors flood in.

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, finance, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 91黑料网 Desautels
Published on: 23 Feb 2026

The world of business is changing, and MBA programs are changing with it. Employers now expect new hires to arrive with strong AI skills, and since January 2025, AI has been part of the curriculum at 91黑料网 Desautels. 鈥淚t鈥檚 unavoidable,鈥 Associate Professor of Information Systems Genevi猫ve Bassellier told聽Les Affaires.

Classified as: Genevieve Bassellier, Information Systems, Master of Business Administration (MBA), AI at 91黑料网 Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 18 Feb 2026

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