AI CEOs issue dire warnings at the UN. Is Canada ready?
Power & Politics

AI CEOs issue dire warnings at the UN. Is Canada ready?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 24, 202645 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

AI leaders are taking their warnings to the UN stage, cautioning that the technology could one day slip beyond human control. Federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence Evan Solomon says Canada takes these warnings 'incredibly seriously.' Plus, Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. The two powers are setting out to find some common ground on the issues dividing them — and the outcome has implications for Canada, says Vina Nadjibulla, co-founder and CEO of the Centre for Strategic Statecraft.

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I was very happy to be able to find a way to get to the This is a CBC Podcast. The leaders in the race to develop artificial intelligence deliver a perilous warning to the world.

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US President Donald Trump rolls out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping. And Prime Minister Mark Carney continues his outreach to middle powers as he hosts the President of Vietnam. It's Thursday, September 24th.

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I'm David Cochrane. The Power and Politics podcast starts now. Dyer warnings from AI experts and CEOs who reiterated calls to slow AI development at the UN this week.

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