Replacing entry-level work can decimate a company’s talent pipeline

Published: 9 February 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...

Overregulation of AI could stifle the potential of the technology

Published: 27 January 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...

Canada needs decisive, coordinated action to be part of next wave of AI innovation

Published: 14 January 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...

Guardrails can help ensure safe, fair and transparent AI

Published: 11 December 2025

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....

Structure of Canadian economy could provide some insulation against AI job losses

Published: 11 December 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...

Scoping before coding: McGill MMA students tackle AI for social impact

Published: 5 December 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...

2025 McGill-FIAM Asset Management Hackathon pushes students to build AI-powered portfolio 

Published: 18 November 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...

Human-centred planning is key to AI adoption

Published: 17 August 2026

As organizations introduce AI-powered HR portals, Simon Blanchette, adjunct lecturer at McGill University, argues that technology alone cannot improve efficiency. Successful adoption requires...

Social media debates can drive collective action

Published: 17 August 2026

Online conflict may strengthen social movements rather than undermine them, according to research from McGill Desautels' Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor of Information Systems, Vice-Dean of Research....

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