Canada's AI strategy undermined by secretive purchases of American tech, argues Al Vigier
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Al Vigier argues that Canada's new AI strategy, "AI for All," which positions the government as a "strategic anchor customer" for Canadian AI firms, is undermined by the government's existing practice of quietly purchasing American AI products, particularly from Palantir. The author contends that for the strategy to succeed, Ottawa must buy from Canadian companies transparently, rather than continuing secretive deals with U.S. vendors.
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· 4 pulledOnly about 12 per cent of Canadian businesses use AI, and barely eight per cent of small firms do.
Ottawa's new strategy wants 60 per cent by 2034.
The inconvenient part is that the government is already a serious AI customer. It just buys American, and it buys quietly.
Instead, buy domestic product, and out in the open.
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