Canada is investing $150M to make AI safer. Will it work?
17-09-2026 01:58 via cbc.ca

Canada is investing $150M to make AI safer. Will it work?

The federal government is investing $150 million in LawZero, a Montreal-based non-profit working to build a new kind of AI model. Germany is providing an additional 100 million euros. The funding comes amid new, high-profile warnings from AI leaders about existential risks from cutting-edge models.
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