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In August, Solomon announced the government had signed an agreement with Cohere to identify where “AI tools can improve public services.”

Cohere’s reported connection to the U.S. AI firm Palantir increases the alarm. Led by MAGA funder Peter Thiel, Palantir sees the Canadian company’s models being deployed to Palantir customers, possibly including U.S. defence and intelligence agencies.

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[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Look, I hate Carney as much as the next left of centre Canadian, but wanting to make sure we don't fall behind the rest of the world is not a bad thing... Now if he implements it and people's lives get worse because of it, then yeah.

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wanting to fall behind the rest of the world is a good thing when the rest of the world is charging mindlessly towards a cliff.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If you think all AI use is off a cliff you’re ignorant.

Throwing trillions at it? That’s bad. Exploring adoption and growing industry here? That’s pretty reasonable.

[–] patatas@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

That doesn't require a Minister of AI, it doesn't require massive data centre approvals or incentives, and it definitely doesn't require a permissive regulatory environment that insulates AI companies from liability for harms caused.

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

So... throwing trillions at it is bad, but I'm not following the part where you implied I'm potentially ignorant. Do you, or don't you, want to fall behind one of the main countries that is throwing trillions at it, which you admit is bad? Is letting ourselves fall behind and proceeding very cautiously not reasonable? Did we not weather the 2008 financial crisis with much the same attitude?

Instructions unclear, got afraid of falling behind and accidentally tied my much smaller economy with a very sturdy rope to a country that is soon to be falling off a cliff.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

We have the talents do build our own ai and tools rather thsn keep depending on the usa

[–] patatas@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

In what way would we "fall behind the rest of the world"? The article outlines a ton of reasons why pushing AI will make us all worse off.