Government-Controlled AI Could Enable Surveillance, Impact Free Expression: Report

Government-Controlled AI Could Enable Surveillance, Impact Free Expression: Report
A person types on a computer keyboard in Toronto on Oct. 9, 2023 in this file photo. The Canadian Press/Graeme Roy
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Greater government control over artificial intelligence in Canada could allow increased surveillance of users and discourage people from speaking freely in private interactions with AI systems, according to a Canadian rights advocacy group.

Increased state involvement in AI systems could also lead to routine government access to private conversations and data, according to a May 5 report by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).
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