May 11, 2026

The Globe and Mail argues Canada should chart a third path on AI policy between lighter-touch U.S. dynamics and Europe's heavier regulatory model. The piece is useful for the issue because it frames the policy choice facing Canadian industry and government as adoption accelerates.

Coverage of privacy commissioners' findings against OpenAI highlights Canadian concerns about ChatGPT, youth safety, and online privacy. The story connects national AI governance questions to local impacts and public expectations for safer consumer AI products.

Three ways smart talent deployment can help Canadian industry harness the potential of AI and deliver the economic impact the country needs.

A House of Commons committee amended Bill C-16 to broaden the offence targeting non-consensual sexual deepfakes, including nearly nude images and explicit references to AI software. The change signals how Canadian law is adapting to generative AI harms and raises compliance expectations for platforms and tool providers.

Incident adds to worries about the risks AI poses to cybersecurity.

Eyal Sela, director of threat intelligence at Gambit Security. Google said there were a number of signs that artificial intelligence helped write ...

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A survey of 349 technical workers shows they self-report a 1.4 to 2 times increase in work value due to AI tools, with a median speed increase of 3 times. Respondents also project further gains, estimating a 2.5 times value increase by March 2027, but results may be overstated, particularly among METR staff.

Epoch AI launched a database that tracks benchmark results for various artificial intelligence models. This tool allows users to analyze AI capabilities over time and across different tasks.

Researchers propose a "radical optionality" approach for AI regulation, urging governments to invest now in tools for future challenges posed by powerful AI. This strategy focuses on maintaining flexibility and responsiveness while avoiding overregulation and emphasizes transparency requirements and information-sharing between companies and authorities.

Microsoft Research introduced SocialReasoning-Bench, a benchmark for testing whether AI agents act in users' best interests. It measures both outcomes and process, adding a concrete evaluation signal for agentic AI systems as they move into higher-stakes workflows.

“5G is the backbone of our connected world, from consumer smartphones to critical infrastructure,” Hu said. “This work shows that AI can play an ...

Speakers from various organizations including Microsoft, Meta, Qualcomm, and Security Superintelligence ... artificial intelligence — semiautonomous or ...