- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
In August, Solomon announced the government had signed an agreement with Cohere to identify where “AI tools can improve public services.”
Cohere’s reported connection to the U.S. AI firm Palantir increases the alarm. Led by MAGA funder Peter Thiel, Palantir sees the Canadian company’s models being deployed to Palantir customers, possibly including U.S. defence and intelligence agencies.
AI, fighter jets, economically unviable mining projects, attack submarines, oil pipelines, carbon capture boondoggles — Canada’s government sure does have a lot of money to spend on things that don’t look much like good investments.