That's an interesting question, Madame. My thinking is that it's been three or maybe four years since ChatGPT made it to the public realm, and already the way in which people perceive AI and its use has changed. I think that's going to change continually.
Going back to one of the other witnesses' comments, if we don't maintain critical thinking skills, what we're going to see is that AI will become the dominant source. In 10 years, we will no longer be perhaps talking about whether a person did use AI; it will be a person having to acknowledge they didn't use AI. That will be the surprise.
This goes back to protocols and framework. How do we ensure that we are using the best elements of AI and trying to limit the challenges and the negative aspects of it?
If someone wrote to you now and said, “I used AI for this”, I think there would always be some acknowledgement.... In the end, if you're putting your name on a letter or on a submission, it's yours. It's much like when you, as a member of Parliament, submit a petition: It's your name on the petition you're submitting. Whether it's AI or it's a staff person who helped you draft it, at the moment it won't make much difference, in my mind, with regard to how I would perceive that submission.
In the end, we're probably all going to have to ensure that AI is being used responsibly, so we know that what we're getting is of good quality and is not providing false information.
