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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney Announces Questionable National AI Strategy

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The new "AI for All" plan prioritizes strengthening data protections and increasing AI adoption.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a new AI strategy that will guide Canada's next five years of legislation and infrastructure investment. While the new "AI for All" plan is slightly more focused on the impact the technology will have on normal people than President Donald Trump's similar framework for the US, it's just as concerned with growing his country's domestic AI industry, while ignoring the growing backlash.

"With the global AI market projected to reach US $4.8 trillion by 2033," the announcement claims, "Canada has a limited but real opportunity to ensure AI works for all Canadians — to harness this technology to create jobs, protect Canadians and strengthen our prosperity." The plan aims to achieve those goals by building Canadians' trust in AI, increasing AI adoption and investing in the foundations of...

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