Ottawa Rolls out Voluntary Code of Conduct for AI as ‘Fear’ Persists Over Its Use

Ottawa Rolls out Voluntary Code of Conduct for AI as ‘Fear’ Persists Over Its Use
Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says hello to an AI robot as Helene Desmarais, executive chairwoman, of IVADO Labs looks on at the All In artificial intelligence conference in Montreal on Sept. 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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The federal government on Wednesday unfurled a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI, as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development.

The self-imposed guardrails will “build safety and trust as the technology spreads,” Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne told a crowd of techies at the All In artificial intelligence conference in Montreal, where Canadian technology companies including OpenText and Cohere pledged to sign on.