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A man on an e-bike crosses an intersection with a boxy insulated food bag strapped to his back. He’s wearing bulky mitts, snow pants, and a cover for his nose and mouth under a ball cap and hoodie with a puffer jacket.

Gig-work delivery jobs are getting more dangerous

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Métis Nation must be partners in developing artificial intelligence

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Canada’s AI strategy stops at city limits

Canada can lead the world in sovereign, sustainable, responsible AI

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Shifting Canada’s postsecondary system to shape future growth

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Boycotting the AI task force is counterproductive

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Reconciliation in the age of AI and social media

The two men are in silhouette against a large screen that says “All In.” The screen is blue and mauve.

What the Canadian government is missing on AI

COVID-19 tracking data should be managed the way data trusts are

Five ways a COVID-19 contact-tracing app could make things worse

Why we underestimated COVID-19

Privacy rights should drive our approach to using personal data during pandemic

Beware of COVID-19 projections based on flawed global comparisons

As universities move classes online, let’s not forget the digital divide

The future of work is based on assumptions we need to challenge

Misinformation, alternative medicine and the coronavirus

Canada’s investments in innovation need to be bolder

Let’s build an innovation ecosystem that includes women, too

Le déclin de l’empire Bombardier

Facial recognition technology requires checks and balances

Indigenous DNA database should be managed by its people

Defence strategy is proof a carbon tax can spur energy sector innovation

Why creating an AI department is not a good idea

Feds faced with two visions for future of communications

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