Media Interview and Mentions (recent and selected)

Last update: May 2024

 

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Ottawa puts up $50M in federal budget to hedge against job-stealing AI,” Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press, April 21 2024.

How artificial intelligence and automation are tackling the talent shortage.” Andrew Seale, The Globe and Mail, October 3, 2023.

Learn AI now or risk losing your job, experts warn.” Angela Hennessy, CBC News, September 27, 2023.

The school-work skills gap: How can we better prepare the next generation work force?” Andrew Seale, The Globe and Mail, September 19, 202

Solving Canada’s workplace productivity problem.” Globe Content Studio, The Globe and Mail, July 10, 2023.

What is port automation – and why are striking workers concerned about it?” Nick Logan, CBC News, July 8, 2023.

Google’s new AI search function is revolutionary – but don’t believe everything it says, experts say.” Kevin Jiang, The Toronto Star, June 15, 202

AI will change how you in invest – and what you invest in.” Salmaan Farooqui, The Globe and Mail, June 3, 2023.

AI will revolutionize the way we work. Here’s how to adapt and protect your livelihood, according to experts.” Kevin Jiang, The Toronto Star, May 27, 2023.

Is AI coming for your job? These are the workers who will be replaced first, according to experts.” Kevin Jiang, The Toronto Star, May 23, 202

ChatGPT may reset the world of work as businesses rush to own artificial intelligence.” Don Pittis, CBC News, February 9, 2023.

Staying relevant: the future-ready business benchmark.” White Paper by The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2022.

How does Waterloo produce so many founders.” Rose Simone, University of Waterloo Magazine, Spring 2022.

Technological revolution of work during pandemic shows promise but also inequality.” Amy Smart, The Toronto Star, March 15, 2022.

Yes, robots are coming for your jobs, but you might like the new one more.” Dallon Adams, TechRepublic, September 30, 2021.

The germ of innovation: the lessons from accelerated COVID-19 vaccine development.” Emran Qureshi, The Globe and Mail, May 24, 2021.

The $33-billion question: how can Ottawa make the most of the rest of CEWS?” Patrick Brethour, The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2021.

Bankrupt firms tapped federal wage subsidy despite long odds of survival.” Tom Cardoso and Patrick Brethour, The Globe and Mail, May 13, 2021.

Los robots fomentan la polarizacion del empleo.” Rufo Valencia, Radio Canada Internacional, April 26, 2021.

More robots are entering Canadian workplaces.” Cost of Living, CBC Radio. April 25, 2021.

Strategic Innovation Fund failed to improve Canada’s innovation performance.” Mark Lowey, Research Money. April 21, 2021.

Robots threaten jobs less than fearmongers claim.” The Economist, April 8, 2021.

How the pandemic will open the door to an AI and robotics revolution.” Elizabeth Rogers, University of Waterloo Global Impact Report, February 8, 2021.

The 5-minute shopping spree: how robots are turbocharging your online orders.” Mike Drolet and Kamyar Razavi, Global News, January 30, 2021.

The federal wage subsidies are harming innovation: economics professor.” Ben Eppel, CityNews Vancouver, January 20, 2021.

Wage subsidies flow to companies with deep pockets, analysis shows.” Patrick Brethour, The Globe and Mail, January 8, 2021.

The future of work: how the pandemic’s ‘awakening’ will shape Canada’s labour force." Anne Gaviola, BNN Bloomberg, December 18, 20

How will automation affect Canada’s post-COVID economy?Kristina Urquhart, Manufacturing Automation, September 1, 2020.

Trump’s plan to ‘decouple’ from China will require a robot revolution.” Don Pittis, CBC News, September 9, 2020.

Why layoffs are still piling up, months after the pandemic started.” Matt Lundy, The Globe and Mail, July 24, 2020.

Future of work about much more than technology, automation: report.” Marcel Vander Weir, Canadian HR Reporter, April 17, 2019.

Canadian tech CEOs say they would have welcomed Amazon to their cities.” Dan Healing, The Globe and Mail, January 21, 2018.

New job for Obama as music industry continues to struggle.” Don Pittis, CBC News, Jan 11, 2017.

How do diversify an economy.” Brian Milner, The Globe and Mail, Aug 26, 2016.

 

Television

Canada should have the range of France’s AI investment: professor,” The Street, BNN Bloomberg, May 22, 2024.

What is the state of entrepreneurship in Ontario,” The Agenda with Steve Paikin, TV Ontario, April 17, 2024.

Economics professor Joel Blit says AI investment is vital to Canada’s future,” CBC News Network, April 13, 2024

Apple’s Monopoly Power and the DOJ Case, CBC News: News at 6, Mar 21, 2024

Is ChatGPT coming for your job?CBC News: The National, March 3, 2023.

 

Son las patentes motores de la innovacion, o de la desigualdad?” Efecto Naim. (30 million viewers across Latin America), NTN24. January 6, 2022.

 

The New Reality, “Is Canada keeping up with automation?”, Global News, January 30, 2021

Global National News, How automation will impact Canada, November 4, 2020

CTV News Kitchener, Amazon’s expansion in the KW Region, September 9, 2020

Global Toronto News, Mitigating economic impacts of second wave, September 1, 2020

 

Radio

CHED 630 Edmonton & QR107 Calgary, The Shaye Ganam Show, “Is Canada’s $2.4B AI investment already obsolete?” May 22, 2024.

City News 957 Halifax. The Todd Veinotte Show. “Impact of AI on jobs.” April 24, 2024.

CHED 630 Edmonton and QR107 Calgary, The Shaye Ganam Show, “Canada’s $4B Investment in AI.” April 15, 2024.

CBC Radio. Ontario Today. “Does artificial intelligence have you watching your back?” August 9, 2023.

QR107 Calgary, Mornings with Sue and Andy, Automation in the Canadian Economy, July 13, 2023.

CBC Radio, On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko, Automation and the BC Port Strike, July 10, 2023.

CBC Radio, Radio West with Sarah Penton, Automation and the BC Port Strike, July 10, 2023.

CBC Radio, All Points West with Jason D’Souza, Automation and the BC Port Strike, July 10, 2023.

570 News, The Mike Farwell Show, Regulating AI, April 6, 2023.

CBC Radio The Cost of Living, Robots and Jobs, April 25, 2021

570 News, The Mike Farwell Show, Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, January 19, 2021

CBC Radio Ontario Morning, Economic implications of second wave, July 14, 2020

CBC Radio London Morning, Economic implications of second wave, July 14, 2020

CBC Radio Morning Northon, Economic implications of second wave, July 14, 2020

CBC Radio Superior Morning, Economic implications of second wave, July 14, 2020

CBC Radio The Morning Edition KW, Economic implications of second wave, July 14, 2020

CBC Radio Windsor Morning, Economic implications of second wave, July 14, 2020

570 News, The Mika Farwell Show, AI and the labour market, November 5, 2019

CBC Radio The Morning Edition KW, Automation and future of work, November 30, 2018

 

Podcasts

The Disruptors, RBC Podcast, "Bridging the growth gap with AI innovation". December 12, 2023.

Let’s Talk AI, Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute, June 8, 2023.