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Policy & Regulation
Use AI? Sure. Trust AI? Never.   
By Mark Lowey
According to AI ethics expert Timnit Gebru, even when these systems work as intended, they can be the cause of real harm — from false arrests to potential loss of life.
Moonshot reminder: energy reliability and affordability still count   
By Elsie Ross
The price of our de-carbonizing “moonshot” may be too high, if it compromises the integrity of our energy grid, and the economy that depends on it.
Seeking a reality check for AI   
By Tim Lougheed
Friend, foe, or just another appliance on the shelf? AI eludes any easy category.
R$2023: Industrial policy and the digital sector   
By Tim Lougheed
A successful industrial policy for Canada's digital technologies sector would emphasize outcomes, not process, said panelists at the Research Money conference.
Government needs to regulate AI and incentivize “socially beneficial” AI, researchers say   
By Mark Lowey
Government needs to quickly regulate potentially harmful artificial intelligence development by the private sector and incentivize “socially beneficial” AI, say Quebec researchers.
Mapping miles to our minds   
By Tim Lougheed
As neurotechnology brings us closer to managing and monitoring the brain, calls to manage and monitor this technology grow louder.
Canada could learn from other countries on industrial policy, say international experts   
By Mark Lowey
The world abounds with successful examples of effective industrial policy. So should Canada.
Countdown to innovation in a very real place   
By Elizabeth Howell
Maritime launch services has its sights set on space, while carefully tending to its presence on the ground in Nova Scotia.
R$2023: Advancing policy towards industrial change   
By Monte Stewart
A Research Money panel found plenty to criticize about Canada's industrial policy, starting with the fact it barely exists.







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