I’ll do my best.
In October, the government launched a national artificial intelligence sprint to modernize Canada’s artificial intelligence strategy. The sprint is led by a working group that will review the AI strategy for the federal public service. To define the renewed strategy, the government will consider the working group’s recommendations and the results of a public consultation.
The problem is that a number of experts are already challenging the results of this consultation and they have said it is not very reliable. An article published in Le Devoir on October 29 quoted Matt Hatfield, who had expressed concern about this issue. He stated that “There may be some internet users who have asked AI to generate 100 answers,” for example. According to the article, “He criticized the government for accepting anonymous responses on its public consultation portal.” Matt Hatfield added, “I believe the government has not made any effort to truly understand what Canadians think about AI.” The article adds that according to Matt Hatfield, “Minister Evan Solomonhas a ‘casual view’ of artificial intelligence and is more focused on the sector’s business opportunities and innovation than on the risks and harms of this new technology.”
First, is there any chance that the consultation is biased? If so, should anonymous responses be excluded from the consultation?
Mr. da Mota, can you answer the first question and Mr. Gonzalo will go next?