Generative Artificial Intellegence (AI) Launchpad

This websites gives an overview of the Canadian Govement position on AI. It includes infomation, news and resources about the Goverment of Canada's work on AI including the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, international declariations and research.
This site is created and maintained by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, a part of the Governement of Canada.

Primer on AI and IP from the Canadian IP Voices, a production of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

Canadian IP Voices is a podcast from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
Episode description from their website; "Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie, copyright, patent and trademark litigator and principal at Smart & Biggar in Montreal, talks about ChatGPT, intellectual property (IP) tips and traps that artificial intelligence (AI) users should be aware of before creating works with AI—and if using AI to answer IP questions is a good idea."
Date and length of podcast: March 1, 2023 31:53 min

Canadian IP Voices is a podcast from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
Episode description from their website;
"In episode 15 of Canadian IP Voices, we were joined by Paul Gagnon and Misha Benjamin, experts on how to protect data and artificial intelligence (AI). In the episode, Paul and Misha discuss: how AI systems are built, how data is used to train AI systems, copyright concerns regarding the ownership of AI and associated data"
Date and length of podcast: April 13, 2022 31:08 min

Higher Education Strategy Associates Observatory on AI Policies in Canadian Post-Secondary Education is a Canadian clearinghouse for post-secondary institutions’ policies and guidelines with respect to AI.

From the website:
"In this thematic collection, we welcome papers regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on academic integrity.
We define academic integrity broadly, including but not limited to student conduct, ethical teaching, ethical feedback and assessment, and the ethical application and development of new technologies for learning."

Ye Sul Park. (2023). Studies in Art Education, 64(4), 406–425. https://doi-org.nscad.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/00393541.2023.2255084

Salimbeni, G., Benford, S., Reeves, S., & Martindale, S. (2024). Leonardo, 57(4), 415–421. https://doi-org.nscad.idm.oclc.org/10.1162/leon_a_02546

Goodfellow, P. (2024). Arts (2076-0752), 13(5), 149. https://doi-org.nscad.idm.oclc.org/10.3390/arts13050149

Posted: July 16, 2024

Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence Working Group and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Honolulu, HI. (2020). DOI: 10.11573/spectrum.library.concordia.ca.00986506

Hutson, J., & Robertson, B. (2023). International Journal of New Media, Technology & the Arts, 18(1/2), 17–31. https://doi-org.nscad.idm.oclc.org/10.18848/2326-9987/CGP/v18i01/17-31

Freeman, J. (2024). HEPI Policy note 51. Higher Education Policy Institute.

Johnston, H., Wells, R.F., Shanks, E.M., Boey, T., & Parsons, B. N. (2024) International Journal for Educational Integrity 20(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-024-00149-4

Staff in the Office of Technology and The Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. (February 13, 2024)

Browne, K. (2022). Leonardo, 55(2), 130–134. https://doi-org.nscad.idm.oclc.org/10.1162/leon_a_02092

Steve and Katie take a look at the many developments around generative AI and fine art, including debates and litigation on copyrightability and infringement as well as the policy concerns surrounding increased use of generative AI to create artworks.
Notes for this episode: http://artlawpodcast.com/2024/01/09/2023-ai-and-art-wrap-up/