Why is there a near-total absence of AI regulation in Canada? Why are the same government bodies charged with overseeing AI also in charge of promoting it? And what are the potential impacts AI could have on our workforce, our sovereignty and our climate? In this episode of Rank & File Radio, we're joined by Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, Senior Researcher and Political Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Hadrian helps us unpack some of these issues and we discuss what may be the potential price of progress for being unregulated.

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Photo (Creative Commons): Crowd gathered outside the Union Bank of Canada building on Main Street during the Winnipeg General Strike

Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Unknown / Inconnu

Date(s) : 21 June 1919 / 21 juin 1919

Reference No. / Numéro de référence : MIKAN 3192170, 3623541