Previous briefings

May 14, 2026

This issue of AI Today delves into the intersection of investment, ethical considerations, and the implications of artificial intelligence on Canadian society. Key developments include substantial funding for quantum computing, the need for regulatory oversight of AI technologies in healthcare, and the growing demand for AI in various sectors.

May 12, 2026

The Canadian government's new $66 million investment in 44 AI companies signals an aggressive push to enhance the country's tech landscape and job market. Meanwhile, Vendasta's expansion of its AI workforce product in Italy highlights a growing demand for accessible AI tools among small businesses, representing a significant step toward bridging the technology gap in the European market.

May 11, 2026

This issue explores the evolving landscape of AI's role in augmenting technical worker productivity, highlighting self-reported gains that raise questions about their accuracy and implications. Additionally, we examine new benchmarking tools for AI capabilities, alongside a proposal for a flexible regulatory framework aimed at preparing for future challenges in the sector.

May 10, 2026

May 9, 2026

May 8, 2026

May 7, 2026

Canada’s CRA detailed real-world GenAI use at tax-season scale, while new reporting focused on AI agents’ reliability and the governance and security guardrails needed as governments and vendors expand deployment.

May 6, 2026

Canada's privacy investigation into OpenAI led the day, alongside fresh reporting on AI agents as research workers, frontier-model safety testing, public-sector defence procurement, and enterprise AI-agent security.

May 5, 2026

Canada's AI investment and compute agenda led the day, alongside US pre-release model testing, Claude security research, and continued movement in enterprise AI agents and AI governance.

May 4, 2026

Canada watch: Minister Solomon appears on today’s federal agenda and CGI earns Microsoft’s Copilot specialization. Elsewhere, new security and governance reporting underscores how AI agents are moving from demos into operational reality.

May 3, 2026

Anthropic withholds a frontier model named Mythos citing potentially catastrophic safety risks; Replit and other AI-native startups challenge Apple over App Store curbs on coding tools; Chinese courts rule AI-replacement firings illegal; experts warn Canada's AI strategy still has more talk than action; OpenAI quietly adds ad-tracking cookies to ChatGPT.

May 2, 2026

Liberal convention backs a federal age-16 ban on AI chatbots and social media; CRA confirms AI screens but does not decide tax returns; the Pentagon excludes Anthropic from new classified AI deals while declaring an AI-first military; Connecticut, Colorado, and Maryland advance state AI laws; Zuckerberg says AI agents still fail the mother test.

May 1, 2026

Canada's Spring Economic Update reveals six AI strategy pillars, Manitoba bans AI chatbots for youth, Anthropic eyes $50B raise at $900B valuation, rogue AI agent wipes production database, and EU AI Act negotiations collapse.