Governments are chasing AI investment, even as their publics turn against the technology and the data centers that power it.
Canada’s Mark Carney has chosen a shameless approach: to cast the opposition as a lack of “literacy” as he sets out to (re)educate Canadians about the benefits of AI.
1/ The federal government has tabled a new water bill that backtracks on recognizing the human right to water for First Nations. This is shameful, and it is a slap in the face of communities who have been waiting for decades to have safe drinking water.
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The many problems with Mark Carney’s AI strategy for Canadians
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How do we make digital sovereignty and public, democratically-controlled AI for the public good into real nation-building initiatives?
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"These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.”"
Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a negative impact on learni...
1/ Major Canadian experts in internet security and privacy - like @rondeibert.bsky.social, @openmedia.org and @cancivlib.bsky.social - are absolutely freaking out about Bill C-22.
They’re sounding massive alarms, warning that it could:
