Evan Solomon on the promise and perils of AI

About this episode

Evan Solomon discusses the implications of Canada's new AI strategy amidst the promise and peril of artificial intelligence.

Few innovations have held the amount of promise and — let's face it — peril as artificial intelligence. Will it be mankind's greatest leap forward or its absolute demise? Into this uncertainty comes Canada's new AI strategy, one which tries to walk the line between promise and peril. Host Amanda Lang talks to Evan Solomon, Canada's first Minister of AI and Digital Innovation.

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Lang

Guest: Evan Solomon

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• Canada's AI strategy
• innovation
• technology
• policy

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• AI strategy
• Evan Solomon
• Amanda Lang
• innovation
• technology policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada, AI and Digital Innovation

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