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webOfficial Canadian government announcement of CAISI, relevant for tracking the expansion of national AI safety institutes globally and international coordination on AI governance.
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Canada announced the launch of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (CAISI) in November 2024, a federal body dedicated to evaluating AI safety risks and advancing responsible AI development. CAISI is intended to coordinate with international AI safety institutes and contribute to Canada's broader AI governance framework.
Key Points
- •Canada established CAISI to evaluate risks of advanced AI systems and support safe, responsible AI development nationally.
- •CAISI will collaborate with allied AI safety institutes, including those in the UK, US, and other nations, to coordinate on international AI safety standards.
- •The institute is housed under Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and aligns with Canada's AI governance priorities.
- •CAISI reflects a growing international trend of governments creating dedicated bodies to assess frontier AI risks and inform policy.
- •The announcement signals Canada's commitment to participating in global AI safety governance alongside other major AI-developing nations.
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Canada launches Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute - Canada.ca
Canada launches Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
News release
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have underscored both the promise and the risks associated with this transformative technology. Ensuring the safety and the responsible use of AI systems is a top priority for the government, with experts highlighting evolving risks, including the potential for their misuse in disinformation campaigns, cybersecurity breaches and election interference. The Government of Canada is taking concrete action to protect Canadians from the potentially harmful impacts of AI.
Institute a centrepiece of Canada’s commitment to the safe development and deployment of artificial intelligence technology
November 12, 2024 – Montréal, Quebec
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have underscored both the promise and the risks associated with this transformative technology. Ensuring the safety and the responsible use of AI systems is a top priority for the Government of Canada, with experts highlighting evolving risks, including the potential for their misuse in disinformation campaigns, cybersecurity breaches and election interference. The government is taking concrete action to protect Canadians from the potentially harmful impacts of AI.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the launch of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (CAISI) to bolster Canada’s capacity to address AI safety risks, further positioning the country as a leader in the safe and responsible development and adoption of AI technologies. It is one component of a broader $2.4 billion investment announced in Budget 2024 to help researchers and businesses develop and adopt AI responsibly.
CAISI will leverage Canada’s world-leading AI research ecosystem and talent base to advance the understanding of risks associated with advanced AI systems and to drive the development of measures to address those risks. Building on Canada’s commitment to international collaboration through the Bletchley Declaration, CAISI will also collaborate with safety institutes in other jurisdictions as part of the new International Network of AI Safety Institutes, which will convene for the first time later this month in San Francisco.
The Canadian AI Safety Institute is part of the government’s broader strategy to promote safe and responsible AI development in Canada, which includes the proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and the Voluntary Code of Con
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