Canada’s “AI for All” strategy, unveiled June 4, pairs over $2 billion in spending with ambitious targets for economic growth and job creation by 2031. Built on pillars like infrastructure, skills...
As companies experiment with agentic AI, some are using technology not just to support employees, but to stand in for managers. While AI agents may streamline workflows, organizations risk...
As the Bank of Canada highlights AI’s promise to boost productivity, Simon Blanchette, a faculty lecturer at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, says Canada risks overestimating...
As a Chinese court moves to curb AI‑driven demotions and dismissals, Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, says the ruling highlights how unprepared...
As Deloitte rewrites job titles for more than 180,000 U.S. employees, Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, says the shift reflects broader pressures...
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...
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...