85 Percent of Canadians Favour AI Oversight by Government, Survey Finds

An illustration shows the ChatGPT artificial intelligence software in Lierde, Belgium, on Feb. 3, 2023. Nicolas Maeterlinck/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images

The vast majority of Canadians support the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), a new survey suggests.

Eighty-five percent of respondents polled by Leger between Aug. 22 and Aug. 25 said governments should regulate AI tools to ensure ethical and safe use, with 57 percent strongly in favour of such regulation. Only 8 percent were against regulation and 7 percent were uncertain.