Why does a country need a minister dedicated to AI? After all, isn’t AI just robots writing sonnets and self-driving cars? Not quite. Think of AI as the invisible barista who never sleeps, never spills, and somehow remembers your order down to the exact milk foam ratio. In Ottawa, though, this barista could be rewriting tax forms in plain English, translating government documents into 140 languages, or even drafting briefing notes while human employees sip lattes. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s vision? A government where AI tackles the “death by paperwork” grind so humans can focus on decisions that require heart, intuition, and maybe a dash of caffeine. The AI Minister’s Mandate: Sovereignty, Innovation, and the Economy of Tomorrow But here’s the catch: Canada has long been a pioneer in AI research - like discovering fire - but we’re still figuring out how to roast marshmallows with it. “We’re great at inventing the matchstick,” says Benjamin Bergen of the Council of Canadian In...
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The AI Minister’s Mandate: Sovereignty, Innovation, and the Economy of Tomorrow
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OpenAI’s Plea for Unfettered Data Access in the Global AI Race
In the magical land of Silicon Valley (where coffee is always cold brew and hoodies are business casual), there live a company called OpenAI. If you haven’t heard of them yet, don’t worry-they’ve probably already trained an AI to explain their existence to you in five different languages. A Copyright Conundrum Wrapped in National Security and Served with a Side of Word Salad But here’s the thing about OpenAI: they’re not just your average tech wizards building chatbots that can write poetry or generate recipes for “avocado lasagna.” No, no. They’re also embroiled in what might be one of the most dramatic corporate soap operas of our time-a tale involving copyright law, national security, Donald Trump, and a looming showdown with China. Let’s break it down like we’re explaining this over nachos at happy hour. The Copyright Chaos Picture this: You’ve spent years writing novels, composing songs, or filming TikToks where you pretend to be both sides of a romantic breaku...
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