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A red and white fighter jet takes off with two passengers aboard.

Before Canada spends billions more on defence, let’s control the killer robots

The language learning model app logos on an iphone, including ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Anthropic Claude, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot.

Trust in government a key factor in acceptance of greater federal use of AI

Four students are walking on the lawn in front of a black building with a “Dalhousie University” sign.

Canada needs a national strategy for generative AI in higher education

Closeup of the arms of someone in a lab coat and gloves working on a blue sample in a beaker.

Bridging the gap between publicly funded research and markets

Two men walk in a vast parking lot of bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks and front-end loaders among many other pieces of equipment.

Bulldozer or bystander? Canada’s stakes in the new global economy 

A bald, grey robot-like head with blue eyes.

Generative AI and deeper thinking: What’s in our heads still matters*

A man stands in front of six screens showing AI-generated videos.

The AI literacy gap facing Gen Alpha

A series of computers are lined up in command-centre style with a map of the world in front of the room. The image is partially obscured by a screen, providing an element of intrigue.

Canadian businesses need a new government approach to cybercrime

A woman leads a small classroom of adult students.

Time to bring adult education out of the corner to better support the learning of all Canadians

La liberté universitaire est plus exigeante que la liberté d’expression

Five men lean on a light table, making calculations with pens and diagrams.

The myths that undermine our innovation performance

TikTok page showing the face of Rayne Fisher-Quann in 18 thumbnails of her TikTok videos.

It’s time for an online creators act

Post-mortem needed on problems with COVID Alert app

Wrestling the long arm of authoritarianism

We need to better understand how racialized minorities are being hit by inflation

Illustration of an evening city skyline with a bundled stream of zeroes and ones emanating from it.

A digital transformation can make Canada’s immigration system world-class

Illustration of a woman in a street crowd, looking at her smartphone. Her face is pixelated.

Federal political parties are arguing for less protection of personal information in B.C.

Protect municipal democracy by strengthening online voting systems

A mobile phone is shown with the icons of Google, Facebook, Amazon and the Apple store.

Online platforms challenge personal data protection and Canada’s cultural sovereignty

Corriger le tir du projet de loi C-11 sur la radiodiffusion

Red, orange and yellow peppers and other vegetables are shown in the grocery store produce aisle.

Want help with inflation? Reform the Competition Act

Remodelling the ivory tower to help solve the climate crisis

An abstract illustration of a brain, waves and digits drawn in shades of blue.

Canada’s next industrial AI strategy needs to address adoption

Tableau de bord en santé : prometteur… à condition d’éviter les pièges

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