Bringing together leading experts on technology adoption and public policy, the Canadian AI Adoption Initiative (CAIAI) is tasked with addressing the long-standing productivity crisis in Canada.
“This initiative aligns with a growing government focus on AI adoption and will provide policymakers advice on best practices and support in developing the metrics that track country-wide adoption,” says Joël Blit, co-director of CAIAI, professor of Economics at the University of Waterloo and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
CAIAI will bring together partners from academia, government and the private sector to develop approaches and policies for adopting and assessing AI.
Across sectors, AI is already having a transformational impact. From health and sustainability to economics and technology, AI is disrupting how society functions in many ways.
“Public trust will grow when Canadians see the value of AI in action, understand how it works and believe they have a role to play in shaping its future,” Blit says. “AI is a general-purpose technology, and as such it is going to transform most sectors of the economy and society.”
