Artificial Intelligence Vastly Entrenched in Daily Life as Ottawa Seeks to Regulate

AI is quickly entering medicine, academia, banks, literature, social media, and more.
Artificial Intelligence Vastly Entrenched in Daily Life as Ottawa Seeks to Regulate
People walk past an AI sign at the All In artificial intelligence conference in Montreal on Sept. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
Tara MacIsaac
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Many Canadians encounter artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily lives without even realizing it, and the use of AI is quickly expanding. Ottawa is trying to curb the risks through regulation, though limits on the rapidly developing technology are likely to remain voluntary for years to come.

About a quarter of Canadian organizations surveyed by Deloitte and Modus Research in March 2023 said they’ve launched one or more AI implementations and 42 percent said they have an AI pilot in place.