Canada鈥檚 AI strategy targets growth but raises concerns on accountability and equity
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.
The Anthropic shock: Why Canada must rethink AI control
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.
Human leadership remains essential as AI agents reshape work
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.
Why HR needs to reframe AI as a tool, not a threat
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.
Why AI time savings aren鈥檛 translating into productivity gains
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.
China鈥檚 AI labour ruling invites reflection on Canada鈥檚 approach
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.
AI is changing how investment firms allocate work
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 agents can automate tasks, but come with privacy and security risks聽
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.
Having humans in the loop helps ensure AI produces high quality work
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.
91黑料网 researchers win prestigious NFRF 2024 grant to transform public engagement with AI
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.
Hands-on vibe coding workshop by AAAI
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.
Generative AI adoption has knock-on effects within an organization
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.
AI red lines: who sets the limits in national security?
In a recent piece in The Conversation, Professor Emmanuelle Vaast聽examines the growing tensions between the use of artificial intelligence in warfare and surveillance. The discourse is prompted by a decision from AI company Anthropic, whose CEO refused to grant the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI systems.
Pension funds enter a new governance era amid geopolitical and ai disruption
As global trade wars, geopolitical聽tensions聽and AI advances reshape financial markets, pension funds face mounting pressure to adapt.
Employers want MBA grads to be AI-literate
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.
