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A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal economic, social and environmental policy, especially in the areas of climate change, artificial intelligence and industrial strategy. Hadrian edits the monthly Shift Storm newsletter on climate and labour.
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All in at the AI casino
The federal government is betting everything on an AI future that may never exist
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Canada’s AI consultation asked the wrong questions
The federal government invited Canadians to participate in a consultation about AI. They left out some of the most important issues.
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Think twice: A citizen’s guide to artificial intelligence in Canada
The harms of the AI industry outweigh the speculative benefits of AI adoption. Canadians should be prepared to push back
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Magnifica Technologia: Seven key takeaways from Canada’s new AI strategy
The new federal artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, has all the trappings of a policy document. But it is, at its core, a declaration…
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Spring economic update wraps up old ideas as new projects
Empowered with a majority government and new resource revenue, the feds are doing more of the same
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Three big ideas for Canada’s federal fiscal update
Parental leave and health care should be a priority, while implementing a windfall tax on oil profiteers of the war on Iran
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The oil industry is making billions from the Iran war—it should be taxed
The current windfall could be Canadian oil’s final boom—so the proceeds must be reinvested into economic diversification and industrial planning
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