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[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago

Let's start by removing "X" and "Facebook" from the federal website contact options. That should be an easy first step. Don't even need AI.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago
[-] GodofLies@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 days ago

How about we start by getting rid of Microslop and use an opensource alternative? That would save Canadians real money in the long run and achieve sovereignty at the same time. The fact these politicians are pushing AI into federal policy and workforce like some sort of magic bullet is severely out of touch.

Also, Carney seems to be trying to make headlines by tossing money into it - say 100 million or even 3 billion - but these amounts are comparatively peanuts in the realm of AI and scaling. He's setting this up to ultimately fail, but rely on US big tech in the long run.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Move canadian government to OSS. That would be great.

[-] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 days ago

What a colossal wank.

He just wants his own surveillance state.

[-] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 15 points 3 days ago

There is no "reliability" in AI. I feel like everyone has such a shit understanding of Statistics.

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
  • Protect Canadians and children against the risks from AI and online harms.
  • Provide Canadians access to free AI literacy training, including reaching one million entry-level post-secondary students.
  • Support creating up to 250,000 new jobs through AI adoption by 2031.
  • Boost Canada's business adoption of AI from 12 per cent today to 60 per cent by 2034.
  • Build a world-leading supercomputer as part of significantly enhanced sovereign infrastructure by 2031.
  • Build a multilateral alliance so Canada moves from reliance to resilience by having sovereign autonomy in key AI capabilities.

...

Definitely not excited for AI usage to jump from 12% to 60%.

First they're gonna have to post secondary students basic literacy from what my friends who teach are telling me.

I'm rather suspicious about a super computer and an international AI alliance. Like we've already seen how the UK has gone all out on surveillance tech. I know something like this is probably necessary given how vital cybersecurity is going to be in the coming decades.

[-] Pure_Psykosis@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

"Protect Canadians" "Bill C22" Choose one

[-] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago

The adoption part is really strange. The rest is at least policy and trying to provide a service. But what does the government care what tools a private business chooses to use (outside of regulatory requirements)?

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That part is to reassure the CEOs with companies valued just south of a trillion dollars (in some cases, just north!) and not much backing that valuation. This is all built on smoke and fairy dust anyway, so pointing to a nation planning 60% adoption is a great way to leverage even higher investment. The future!

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

It is concerningly ambiguous.

[-] yes_this_time@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

They want Canadian businesses to be competitive/productive in a global market.

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The Liberal government might as well have titled their strategy "AI to the core." The document is imprinted with excessive promise, but it’s sorely lacking essential safeguards to protect the population and ensure that the benefits of this technology don’t only benefit a handful of tech giants and investors. It proposes a massive acceleration of AI adoption by companies, without worrying about the consequences for female workers and workers, especially young people who are already seeing their career prospects evaporating. This government is imposing revolutionary technology on us without any public debate. Instead of imposing stringent regulations to protect workers, youth, privacy and our water and energy resources, he prefers to “hurry up and boil the cage,” as the Silicon Valley motto goes. That's why, before hitting head down, no brakes, we need a strong regulatory framework. All other sectors of business in this country, from forestry to banking, are regulated. Curiously, yet, when it comes to generative artificial intelligence controlled by billionaires close to Trump, the usual rules don’t apply. The neo-Democrats support the development of cutting-edge technologies. For AI, this translates to responsible machine learning, with narrow and encircled data sets, and targeted applications. We call for an AI strategy that puts the human at the heart of experience. A strategy that protects Canada’s jobs, data and natural resources. Not a strategy that mimics AI chatbots' worst drifts. Present them illusory advantages and flatter CEOs of big tech companies by telling them exactly what they want to hear.

  • Official Statement From NDP Leader Avi Lewis
[-] Pure_Psykosis@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

What are the consequences for female workers?

[-] brianpeiris@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Not sure where /u/Canaconda got that text from, but the official release on their website does not mention "female workers". https://www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-reaction-liberal-government-ai-strategy

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I didn't get that part, it seemed rather shoehorned in

[-] TheRealDieterRams@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
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