Geopolitics & Defense
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How can governments control AI? | Canada's AI Minister
The ‘too big to fail' financial crisis of 2008 is giving way to the AI challenge of ‘too big to curtail', Canadian minister Evan Solomon told Chatham House. Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, was talking at an event about the challenges facing governments who want to retain oversight of increasingly powerful AI companies. He is Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation. Speaking at Chatham House on 13 October 2026, Solomon argued that democratic governments must retain sovereign control over artificial intelligence governance, rather than leaving oversight solely to technology companies. From an event titled 'Sovereignty is not solitude: Canada's strategy for democratic technology leadership'. Watch the full discussion here: https://youtube.com/live/wQn2ov6JtP0 #ArtificialIntelligence #AIgovernance #AIpolicy #TechPolicy #DigitalInnovation #Canada #AIsafety #ChathamHouse
Sovereignty is not solitude: Canada’s strategy for democratic technology leadership
Hear from Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Evan Solomon, on how trust, opportunity and sovereign control are shaping Canada’s approach to artificial intelligence, economic growth and international partnership. This event will explore how Canada is translating its AI strengths into greater productivity, prosperity and better public services, and how deeper cooperation with partners such as the UK can strengthen AI safety, resilience and shared economic opportunity. This event discusses: What does sovereign control mean in an interconnected AI economy? And why does sovereignty not mean isolation? What are Canada’s strengths as AI transforms economies, public services and national security? How can countries build trust in AI while accelerating innovation and adoption? How can investment in talent, literacy, research and key industries create new economic opportunities and better public services? How can Canada and the UK work together work together to strengthen AI safety, resilience and democratic technology leadership?
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