Canada's AI strategy focuses on familiarity but neglects governance, critic argues
By
Helen A. Hayes
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Summary
Helen A. Hayes critiques Canada's national AI strategy, arguing that it mistakenly treats public trust in AI as a function of familiarity and education. She contends that proper governance, transparency, and accountability—not just public awareness—are essential to building the trust needed for Canadians to adopt AI more widely. The strategy correctly identifies low trust as a problem but offers the wrong solution.
Key quotes
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Throughout the strategy, trust is treated largely as a function of familiarity.
Proper governance, not just familiarity, are needed to see Canadians adopt AI more widely
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