Is Evan Solomon a chatbot? Deciphering the Minister of AI’s jargon-filled tech-speak. Canada is going all in on AI, but what is the plan, exactly?

Plus, new Trudeau tea and a controversial National Post headline. 

Clarification: A previous version of this episode implied that Cohere was both Canadian and American-owned. It is the data centre that is American owned. We regret the error.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Ronit Novak

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading: 

• Canada’s AI Opportunity with Minister of Artificial Intelligence Evan Solomon - RBC [PODCAST]
• Canada’s first AI Minister Evan Solomon on his plan to scale up the industry - The Globe and Mail 
• “I was such a nerd. I learned guitar just so I wouldn’t get beat up”: A Q&A with Evan Solomon, Canada’s new minister of AI - Toronto Life 
• Liberals won’t reintroduce old AI law but will address copyright issues - The Logic 
• “Light, tight, right” regulation: Minister Evan Solomon unpacks how Canada plans to support domestic AI and quantum computing | BetaKit 
• https://maxvaliquette.substack.com/ 
• Israeli strike in Gaza slays Anas al-Sharif, who Israel says posed as an 'Al Jazeera' journalist | National Post 

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