OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s consultation on a code of conduct for ChatGPT-like generative artificial intelligence systems is too rushed and not public or transparent enough, according to critics. “This is a very odd sort of consultation,” said Teresa Scassa, a Canada research chair and University of Ottawa law professor specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy. The public first became aware of the consultation in mid-August, when the government accidentally posted an online notice early. Innovation Canada then released more details about the voluntary code for Canadian companies developing generative-AI systems. It would be in place before Bill C-27, privacy legislation with an AI component called the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), becomes law.

Source: National Post August 23, 2023 10:11 UTC