A member of Parliament and a Canadian senator are launching a parliamentary caucus focusing on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchains, which they say present both risks and opportunities for Canada.
“I think that there’s a lot of agreement among parliamentarians of all stripes that we need to educate ourselves and then do something about it to both … harness the benefits, but also put guardrails in place,” said Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who launched the cross-partisan working group alongside Sen. Colin Deacon.
According to Rempel Garner, the group will allow parliamentarians to engage with a wide range of stakeholders in relevant fields such as artificial intelligence, Web3, and blockchain technologies. They will be able to determine areas of consensus and policy objectives that will create beneficial outcomes for Canadians….