Tech and AI

Quarter of all Canadian AI ventures could be categorized as ‘clean AI’: new research

At Toronto Climate Week, the global CleanAI Initiative shared research on the Canadian ecosystem, finding growing investment hubs in Vancouver, the GTA, and Kitchener-Waterloo.

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Non-profits are increasingly being targeted for cybercrime. Here’s how your organization can help protect itself

Being cybersecure doesn’t have to be daunting or expensive. A panel of experts discuss ways the non-profit and charitable sector can help protect itself in a constantly changing AI landscape.

Canadian astronaut, entrepreneur donates $15M to Concordia to launch new space school

Montreal's Concordia University will be the home of the Mark Pathy Space Institute.

A race to regulate: Canada falls behind as the EU sets AI legislation

After Canada’s failed attempt to pass artificial intelligence legislation, other jurisdictions like the European Union have pushed forward with comprehensive rules. Experts say Ottawa could take lessons from their model.

CCNDR to expand cybersecurity resources for non-profits with new CoLab

In a recent survey of 8,000 non-profits, CCNDR also found that equity-denied organizations face significant barriers in digital skills and training.

Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness: Canadian study

UBC-led study challenges the idea that an always-available AI companion can substitute for a human connection.

New AI tool aims to make Canadian federal politics easier to track

“CanadaGPT” is designed to simplify complex government activity by giving users a clear understanding of what’s happening in Ottawa.

Calgary community services to begin sharing data, promising ‘more reliable support’ to vulnerable clients

Distress Centre Calgary has been piloting a Community Information Exchange (CIE) in the city in partnership with other non-profits and public sector services. It would allow organizations working with the same individuals to enter and view data about that person’s journey through various frontline systems.

Housing, mental health care are Canada’s largest unmet needs: new 211 dashboard

Data from call reports made to 211 services across the country show that mental health and housing remain the most urgent needs in Canada. Housing makes up 35 per cent of all callers’ unmet needs. 211 data shows that the agencies people are being referred to for their housing needs are either full or struggling with limited resources.

Canadian Centre for Child Protection warns of “growing wave” of online abuse material since the launch of public AI tools

The organization, also known as C3P, runs a web crawler that tracks child sexual abuse material on the internet and issues takedown notices. While the web crawler has seen an increase in such material, it cannot, at this stage, distinguish between AI-generated and authentic images without human review.

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