Artificial intelligence has increasingly garnered attention across industry, and all policy circles. Most recently, United States Senators Chuck Schumer, Todd Young, Martin Heinrich, and Mike Rounds banded together, releasing a roadmap for AI policy in the Senate. Ultimately, their report points to an overarching lesson: AI is not only complex, but also evolving, and thus requires all hands on deck to ensure the opportunities and risks of AI systems are being harnessed.
Unfortunately, since C-27’s introduction in Parliament two years ago, there has not been enough movement. Canada has set the rules and requirements a little too broadly in some areas. Bill C-27 regulates both low- and high-risk AI systems in similar ways, placing unique requirements on businesses that are not found in other jurisdictions around the world. For example, the U.S.