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Canada Establishes National AI Council to Drive Adoption and Sovereignty
- •Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of a National Council on Artificial Intelligence to accelerate AI adoption and strengthen domestic control over critical AI capabilities.
- •The council will advise the federal government on its AI for All strategy, covering AI adoption, development of Canadian AI companies, sovereign AI infrastructure, safety, and democracy.
- •Comprising 13 experts from technology, business, research, and public sectors, the council includes prominent figures like Ajay Agrawal, Yoshua Bengio, and Michelle Zatlyn.
- •The council will identify collaboration areas between public and private stakeholders to develop new initiatives, partnerships, and AI-focused projects.
- •Canada's AI strategy aims for an additional $200 billion in economic growth, 250,000 new AI-related jobs, and an increase in AI adoption from 12% to 60% by 2034.
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The National Council on Artificial Intelligence will advise the federal government on the evolution of its AI for All strategy, covering areas like AI adoption, domestic company development, sovereign AI infrastructure, safety, democracy, and public benefits.
The 13-member council includes Ajay Agrawal, Yoshua Bengio, Sanja Fidler, John Graham, Gillian Hadfield, Jordan Jacobs, Eric Lamarre, Valérie Pisano, Senator Thomas Pitfield, Jody Thomas, Louis Vachon, Michelle Zatlyn, and Patrick Pichette serving in an ex officio capacity.
Under the AI for All strategy, Canada is targeting an additional $200 billion in economic growth, 250,000 new AI-related jobs, raising AI adoption from slightly above 12% to 60% by 2034, and providing up to 90,000 work placement opportunities for young Canadians.
