That's brilliant. Thank you very much.
I have a question for all three of the organizations that are companies and are here with us today. It is around the question of what role hardware needs to play or should play in Canada's AI strategy.
I'll perhaps start on the screen, with Ms. Pineau.
I take note that back in December, maybe, or in the fall, one of the co-founders of Cohere, Ivan Zhang authored an article through Build Canada that was called “Seize Canada's Semiconductor Opportunity”. In essence, through this article he argued that global supply chains are being reshaped by geopolitics and creating a once-in-a-generation opening for countries like Canada.
He also argued that we won't win by competing head-on with massive fabs, but we can win in targeted segments. We have assets in Canada like the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, which is a strategic asset that is underleveraged. Also, he made the argument that Canada needs a hardware-aware AI strategy.
I'd be really curious to hear your thoughts, perhaps yours first, Ms. Pineau, and then we'll move back into the room.