China, Russia Targeting Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Know-How, CSIS Warns

China, Russia Targeting Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Know-How, CSIS Warns
Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), David Vigneault, adjusts a translation aid as he waits to appear before a Special Committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Canada’s spy service warns that adversaries will turn to espionage and foreign interference tactics to target the country’s increasingly important artificial-intelligence sector.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says in a newly released analytical brief that countries including China and Russia can be expected to “pursue Canada’s AI through all available vectors”—from state-sponsored investment to the use of covert operatives.