Advisory group stems from a desire to maintain regular contact with labour leaders following initial meetings.<\/p>\n
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Canada\u2019s upcoming AI strategy will consider the perspective of workers through a yet-to-be-formed AI and Labour Advisory Council, according to AI Minister Evan Solomon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The council stems from a desire to maintain regular contact with labour leaders following initial meetings last week<\/a>, Solomon told BetaKit in an interview at Chips North on Tuesday. Solomon acknowledged these plans again<\/a> at the Public Policy Forum in Toronto on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe purpose of [the meeting] was to show labour leaders that we are developing our strategy with labour in mind,\u201d Solomon told BetaKit. \u201cBecause workers are at the heart of this, jobs are at the heart of this.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAI for all has to walk the walk. I think that\u2019s what we\u2019re getting right, and you\u2019ll see that showing up in the strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n Solomon\u2019s office later told BetaKit in an email that the goal of the council is to ensure workers have a direct voice in shaping how AI is governed and deployed across the economy, as well as\u00a0 to provide ongoing advice about AI\u2019s labour market impacts, inform governance measures that affect workers, and serve as a \u201cstanding consultation mechanism between labour and the AI ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n The council\u2019s membership is still being finalized, according to Solomon\u2019s office, with more details coming as part of the AI Strategy\u2019s broader rollout. Solomon is in charge of delivering the strategy<\/a>, which was initially promised to drop before the end of 2025<\/a> but has been repeatedly delayed. The six \u201cpillars\u201d of the strategy were teased in last week\u2019s Spring Economic Update<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n RELATED: AI strategy pillars, new SMB procurement program revealed in Canada\u2019s Spring Economic Update<\/a><\/p>\n Solomon has met with over a dozen labour unions, including the Canadian Labour Congress, Unifor, Teamsters Canada, UFCW Canada, and CUPE. He told BetaKit that the unions\u2019 top-of-mind concerns included skills training, AI use, algorithmic transparency, human in the loop<\/a>, how AI will be used in job sites, where it\u2019s productive, and what its \u201cCanadian uses\u201d are.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think what we heard loud and clear is they want to make sure that, number one, Canada retains control,\u201d Solomon said. \u201cSo we can have a say in the direction of the limit of how AI\u2019s used, how it\u2019s implemented in the workforce, [and] what are [its] responsibilities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite receiving more than 11,000 submissions<\/a> to the federal government\u2019s 30-day AI strategy consultation back in October, Solomon said he\u2019s continuing to meet with various groups like environmentalists, young people, and queer entrepreneurs<\/a> to understand their perspective on potential future AI regulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAI for all has to walk the walk,\u201d Solomon said. \u201cI think that\u2019s what we\u2019re getting right, and you\u2019ll see that showing up in the strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n Feature image courtesy Alex Riehl for BetaKit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Advisory group stems from a desire to maintain regular contact with labour leaders following initial meetings.
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