AI

Taylor Owen on Europe's Strategic AI Shift Amid Geopolitical Fractures

pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:52:01 +0000

February 12, 2025 | Professor Taylor Owen writes about the "vibe-shift" of AI as he comes back from the Paris AI Action Summit. Owen explains how the governments are pivoting from regulating AI risks to aggressively pursuing foreign direct investment, and Europe faces a new era of AI adoption.

Taylor Owen on New AI Reality for Children | The Globe and Mail

pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:16:41 +0000

January 16, 2025 | In an article by The Global and Mail, Professor Taylor Owen shared his concerns regarding the AI becoming a threat for younger generation. The rapid advancement of the AI, poses a grave question of who is responsible for the actions and outcomes of an AI chatbot? Especially when it comes to children and adolescents.

Machine Like Us Podcast Series | The Globe and Mail

pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca — Tue, 07 May 2024 14:53:04 +0000

May 7, 2024 | We are living in an age of breakthroughs propelled by advances in artificial intelligence. Technologies that were once the realm of science fiction are now transpiring into our reality. Machine Like Us is a technology show where every other Tuesday Taylor Owen sits down with the people shaping this rapidly approaching future.

The future of AI governance a balancing act of privacy, ethics, and progress | The Hill Times

kibel.aker@mcgill.ca — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:29:07 +0000

March 16, 2023 | Master of Public Policy Candidate Aftab Ahmed, wrote about the innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne recently launching the second phase of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy. Ottawa’s attempts to frame the ‘rules of the game’ for its digital economy is commendable, and the U.S. should be observing and emulating this approach. He said "Let me be clear: technology is not the enemy. Novel innovations can undeniably act as positive economic disruptors."

Regulatory Systems: Of Prayers and Plutonium

John Stewart — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:59:14 +0000

At their best, regulatory systems are instrumental tools for addressing society's thorniest challenges.