Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to start my first questions with SHIELD.
Professor, in your opening statement, you mentioned artificial intelligence and touched on the fact that it's going to lead to a lot more problems in the future. Certainly, at this committee, we've touched on the subject of AI. I have spoken to stakeholders who are experts in the field, and there is a great deal of concern. We are really at the beginning stages of how this technology can be employed, but the use by malicious actors in developing a code to foment cybersecurity attacks is a very real concern.
You mentioned the Internet of things and how so many of our household devices—and, of course, vehicles—are increasingly going to be connected to the Internet. I know from my work on the agriculture committee that this is increasingly the case for a lot of our farm equipment as well, with that real-time data link so that farmers can know exactly how their machines are operating.
I'm just wondering if you could touch on that. Also, I know of AI as an offensive tool, but do you foresee also its applications in defence? Can you expand a bit more on that with this particular problem?