April 22, 2026 | The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy has co-published a new summary report, Canada and the Future of AI for Inclusive Prosperity, with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Expert Group on Canada and the Future of Development Cooperation. Drawing on a February 2026 roundtable of 19 Canadian and international experts, the report calls on Canada to adopt a more strategic and coherent approach to AI.
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Published on: 24 Apr 2026
As Quebec seeks to implement its Digital Health Record (DSN) project, concerns are emerging about translation errors and inefficiencies in the platform, resulting in ballooning costs and potentially severe delays to patient care.
A McGill expert is available to comment on this topic:
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Published on: 19 Mar 2026
February 27, 2026 | Sonja Solomun and her co-author Chris Russill write in Canada’s National Observer about how autonomous AI agents could transform the landscape of climate disinformation. Using a recent case in which an AI agent launched a reputational attack on an open-source developer, they argue that emerging AI systems can now generate and spread conspiratorial narratives without clear human direction or accountability.
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Published on: 5 Mar 2026
Simon Blanchette, Faculty Lecturer, says Canadian organizations implementing AI without strategic workforce planning are doing layoffs with extra steps, because they're losing expertise, and they're not really planning for what's going to come after.
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Published on: 9 Feb 2026
In an office environment, AI can perform many of the tasks that have traditionally been done by interns and junior employees. While that might seem like an efficiency gain, companies could lose out in the long run. The introduction of AI creates an inverse-pyramid within companies, according to Simon Blanchette, a management lecturer at McGill Desautels.
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Published on: 9 Feb 2026
Generative AI is changing the way people work, but many organizations are still looking for ways to use it effectively. Organizations need to think about how they want to use AI, and what their level of risk appetite.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2026
January 22, 2026 | Taylor Owen recently submitted a report to the Minister of AI and Digital Innovation with recommendations on democratic governance and safety in his capacity as a member of Canada's AI Strategy Task Force.
He emphasized online platforms' responsibility to inform consumers when using AI to generate material. He further discussed the significant harm that AI chatbots can inflict on young people, including manipulating users and spreading disinformation.
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Published on: 23 Jan 2026
The 8th edition of the International Conference on Governance and Innovation: Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence will take place June 17–19, 2026, at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
This international conference explores the accelerating convergence of governance, innovation, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) in a rapidly changing digital world. Thematic areas of the conference include:
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Published on: 22 Jan 2026
As AI reaches a pivotal moment, Canada’s early leadership is being challenged by rapid global shifts. “Other nations are investing at unprecedented scale, while Canada risks falling behind if it does not act decisively,” says Maxime Cohen, Professor of Retail and Operations Management.
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Published on: 14 Jan 2026
The genie is out of the bottle. AI is here, and isn’t going away. But that doesn’t mean we can’t build guardrails to prevent it going off the tracks, writes Simon Blanchette in The Conversation.
“Guardrails are the systems, norms and checks hat ensure artificial intelligence is used safely, fairly and transparently,” says Blanchette, a lecturer at McGill Desautels. “They allow innovation to flourish while preventing chaos and harm.”
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Published on: 11 Dec 2025
The conversation around AI and automation has taken a sharper turn. A US Senate report released by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Fall 2025 cautioned that over the coming decade, AI and automation could destroy 100 million jobs in the United States.
But will Canada experience something similar? Maybe not, according to Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at McGill Desautels. “As an economy, Canada and the US are structured very differently,” Blanchette told HR Reporter.
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Published on: 11 Dec 2025
The inaugural Scope AI Thon challenged McGill’s Master of Management in Analytics students to design strategic AI roadmaps, not code, addressing complex social issues for Centraide of Greater Montreal.
Over two sessions in November, teams explored ethical data use, feasibility and bias while working on problems such as digital inclusion and access to community services.
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Published on: 5 Dec 2025
Large language models are changing the way we do business - or at least that’s what the companies that make AI tools will tell you. In practice, many companies know that AI tools are very powerful but are still figuring out how best to use them. This year's McGill-FIAM Asset Management Hackathon competition asked business students to put large language models to the test and devise a bottom-up approach to building a portfolio powered by AI.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2025
September 26, 2025 | Taylor Owen, Max Bell Professor at McGill University and Founding Director of the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy, has been appointed to the Government of Canada’s AI Strategy Task Force. The Task Force, composed of experts from industry, academia, and civil society, will provide advice to the Government of Canada on its renewed AI strategy. Taylor Owen will contribute his expertise to advancing safe AI systems and strengthening public confidence in their use.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2025
August 5, 2025 | Anil Wasif, MPP '21, in his article for Policy Magazine, argues that low- and middle-income countries should prioritize context-specific solutions over expensive, large-scale AI models. He contends that successful adoption depends on adapting existing technologies to local realities. A process known as “architectural innovation” rather than pursuing capital-intensive invention.
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Published on: 12 Aug 2025
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