The headlines have been, to say the least, troubling.
Most recently, Geoffrey Hinton, the so-called Godfather of AI, quit his post at Google and warned the rapid advances in artificial intelligence could ultimately pose an existential threat to humankind.
“I think that it’s conceivable that this kind of advanced intelligence could just take over from us,” the renowned British-Canadian computer scientist told CBC’s As It Happens.
“It would mean the end of people.”
While such stark comments are impossible to ignore, some experts say they risk obscuring more immediate, practical concerns for Canada.
“Whether deliberately or inadvertently, folks who are talking about the existential risk of
