Wary of Americans, Canada Bets on Its Own A.I.

Canada plans to position itself as a leader in sovereign artificial intelligence (A.I) capability.
The country is committing millions of dollars into research facilities and creating free programs to learn A.I.
As part of its national A.I. strategy, Canada is building a public A.I. supercomputer and relevant privacy and consumer protection legislation.
Canada aims to mirror its approach to defense sovereignty with its digital sovereignty – procuring locally and building domestic capacity before shopping elsewhere.
Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized prudent, pragmatic and pro-worker A.I. adoption while maintaining a non-adversarial stance towards the United States.
Canada has set a target of creating 250,000 A.I. jobs in the next five years, aiming to address its “brain drain” problem.
The government plans to advance legislation focused on safeguarding children’s information and on protecting personal privacy against “deepfakes” and surveillance pricing.
Canada is aligning its A.I. ambitions with like-minded middle powers such as Australia, France, and Germany.

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