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The 2024 AI Index Report is out. Always an insightful read! aiindex.stanford.edu/wp-content/upl…

Great to join Steve Paikin on the Agenda to discuss entrepreneurship. We are at a special moment where AI is going to transform everything, and entrepreneurs are the ones that are going to make it happen. Creating a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem is now more important than ever.

My interview with Todd Veinotte on City News 957 Halifax (starting at 13:20) discussing AI and jobs, how we will all become turbocharged, the role of government, how this transformation will be different, the use of ChatGPT in higher ed, and a lot more. halifax.citynews.ca/2024/04/24/the…

Since Ottawa announced its $2.4-billion AI investment in April, Meta launched Llama 3 and Microsoft committed €4-billion in France. These developments have made Canada’s plan obsolete. But we can still win in AI. My Globe and Mail op-ed with Jimmy Lin theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

My discussion with Paul Bagnell on BNN Bloomberg discussing where Canada needs to play in the AI tech stack, how Llama 3 changed the game, and the extent to which France’s partnership with Microsoft is a model that Ottawa should emulate. youtube.com/watch?v=OlrldE…

My chat with Shaye Ganam discussing why Canada’s planned $2.4 billion AI investment is already mostly obsolete, how Canada must aim to create an Amazon or Facebook of the AI age, and the importance for AI perceptions of getting some quick wins. pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/tr…

Great commentary by Bruce Croxon on BNN discussing why Canada needs to invest in AI education, AI adoption and AI entrepreneurship. We have an opportunity to reconsider how Canada's $2.4-billion AI investment is to be spent. bnnbloomberg.ca/trading-day/ca…

Happy to be part of the Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on the State of Science, Technology, and Innovation. I hope our evidence gathering and interpreting efforts help inform Canadian innovation policy.

As we count down the days until #CBsummit 2024, we’re excited to highlight our guest speakers and panelists! To set the tone for the day, Professor Joel Blit will give an overview of AI and its impact on the economy. competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-… Waterloo Economics

*NEW* As Canada rethinks its international student strategy, I hope our research sheds a fresh positive light on the strategy's economic potential and how to realize that potential. Please take some time to read our paper and help us distribute it. 👉 clef.uwaterloo.ca/wp-content/upl…

Thank you to Competition Bureau Commissioner Matthew Boswell and team for inviting me to speak at this year's Competition Summit on market dynamics in the AI era. It was a fantastic event full of insightful discussions!

Excellent segment by CBC Producer Jennifer Keene for Cost of Living on CBC on just how big the economic gap between the U.S. and Canada has gotten. By the end of this year, the U.S. will produce 50% more per person than Canada will. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra….

The Cost of Living on CBC segment is partly based on Trevor Tombe 's excellent article in The Hub: thehub.ca/2024/09/05/tre…

Relatedly, the 🇨🇦Chamber’s reaction to today’s announcement on immigration was that it will make it hard for businesses to operate. Perhaps it is time for Canada’s business sector to stop relying on cheap labour and start innovating. Let's start to address our productivity gap..

“Make labour cheap enough and construction companies will begin to trade in their excavators for shovels.” Excellent piece from my colleague and coauthor, Joel Blit. theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

Great to share a panel on AI-powered economic growth with Stephanie Holko, Dana O’Born, and John Weigelt at the Ontario Economic Summit. Ontario has a lot of work to do on AI adoption, but we can get there.. Let's start by investing in AI literacy for all Canadians!

A real privilege to moderate a panel on AI adoption featuring three of Canada’s most prominent leaders : Francis Bilodeau, Nick Frosst, and @NicoleLJanssen at the WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo Tech Horizons Executive Forum. This Globe&Mail article highlights some of the discussion: theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

DeepSeek just changed the AI game – but is Canada even playing? Report on Business Joel Blit "Canada remains stuck in the wrong AI paradigm. Ottawa’s latest AI investment package focused almost entirely on compute infrastructure, as if the biggest challenge was a lack of servers."

Talking about innovation, AI, and reimagining universities on the Policy Prompt Podcast. Thank you Vass Bednar and Paul Samson for a great conversation. cigionline.org/pp/what-does-i…

Farewell to José "Pepe" Mujica, an extraordinary leader and profoundly inspiring human being. Sage, visionary, and fighter - Pepe showed us how politics can embody humanity and courage. The world needs more Pepes; sadly, we've just lost the only one. theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…