According to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday, the United States will have a part in shaping a new global landscape where no single country or organization holds all the solutions.
“What one can’t do at this point in a rapidly shifting world order is to rely on one set of institutions, one grouping, one country to provide the answers,” he stated during his visit to Ireland, just ahead of Monday’s G7 meeting in Evian-les-Bains, France.
“You have to know what you want, what you need, how you serve your citizens, and then go out and get it.”
Carney mentioned a day earlier that the “strands” of this new global order might begin to come together at the forthcoming summit.
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G7 is important ‘but it’s not running the world,’ Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed confidence that there won’t be major disagreements among allies going into the G7 summit in France. “There will be some issues where there are strongly held views by one of the G7 partners that are more extreme than others … each of us may have examples of that,” he remarked.
When asked about what role the U. S. could take in this new framework, Carney noted that several countries will align on issues such as addressing artificial intelligence and ensuring child safety.
“Canada, very much at the forefront, will take child safety seriously and feel that laissez-faire is not the answer to child safety. And so we will take steps. Not everyone around that table will,” he explained.
“In some of those circumstances, the United States will be foursquare behind.. but not all.”
Social media can be ‘safe by design’ without full ban, culture minister says
In response to why they didn’t simply ban social media for children under 16 outright, Culture Minister Marc Miller said “there’s part of my brain that agrees with it but I think we know that social media can be made safe by design.” He added there’s an essential role for both parents and provincial governments in this matter.
A question arose regarding U. S. President Donald Trump’s decision to block foreign nationals from using Anthropic’s latest AI models. Anthropic announced Friday it had taken these models offline named Fable 5 and Mythos 5 due to compliance with this directive.
The prime minister noted Canada maintains communication with U. S. officials and there’s a “good flow of information there.”
“There are some risks that they have identified. And I understand American authorities taking those risks seriously , which is why they’ve taken a step ,” Carney remarked.
He further stated these developments highlight a necessity for diversifying AI models.
“The situation we’re in collectively right now with Mythos and Fable is something that can happen with over-reliance ,” Carney pointed out. “Nobody’s done anything wrong in this situation. But we will have done something wrong if we just accept this , don’t take the lesson , don’t build out and diversify.”
Carney informed reporters in County Mayo that discussions about standards , regulations , and responsibilities concerning AI would feature prominently at G7 talks. He emphasized it’s crucial for any technology to keep people at its core.WATCH | Should we be worried about Anthropic’s AI model Mythos?:
Understanding AI with Mark Daley : Should we be worried about Mythos ?
London Morning checks in once a month with Mark Daley , Chief AI Officer at Western University , unpacking what’s new in artificial intelligence. This month , Daley discussed Mythos , an advanced “frontier” AI model from Anthropic , as well as his testimony before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights hosted by Andrew Brown.
Carney also mentioned his strategy during G7 would involve forming ad-hoc coalitions tailored according to specific issues while seeking partnership opportunities.
He predicted significant geopolitical discussions given current conflicts involving Iran.
“The moral choice is doing everything we can do establish ceasefire conditions leading towards lasting peace within Lebanon,” he shared.
He acknowledged “encouraging signs” exist and emphasized it’s up to both G7 nations alongside other participants at their upcoming meeting moving forward based upon established progress.”
Carney tempered expectations regarding direct trade talks during meetings between him & US President Trump noting conversations primarily revolve around respective negotiators handling each country’s concerns rather than bilateral discussions.”
The US president conveyed last week he’s “not looking” towards renewing trade agreements laid out under Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) until July deadline arrives.” In contrast Trade Minister Dominic Le Blanc affirmed expectations lie toward negotiating bilateral agreements separatelywith US counterparts.”
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G7 is important ‘but it’s not running the world,’ Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed confidence that there won’t be major disagreements among allies going into the G7 summit in France. “There will be some issues where there are strongly held views by one of the G7 partners that are more extreme than others … each of us may have examples of that,” he remarked.
When asked about what role the U. S. could take in this new framework, Carney noted that several countries will align on issues such as addressing artificial intelligence and ensuring child safety.
“Canada, very much at the forefront, will take child safety seriously and feel that laissez-faire is not the answer to child safety. And so we will take steps. Not everyone around that table will,” he explained.
“In some of those circumstances, the United States will be foursquare behind.. but not all.”
Key social media, AI decisions
Recently, the Liberal government unveiled an online harms bill aiming to restrict social media access for kids under 16. Bill C-34 would also impose regulations on AI chatbots. The push for age restrictions on social media has gained traction internationally since Australia became a pioneer in implementing such bans; other countries like Malaysia, Brazil, Indonesia, Britain, France, Spain, Denmark, Thailand and South Korea are either introducing or contemplating similar actions. The Liberal government also plans to introduce a fresh privacy bill this week which aims to protect children’s data while including measures intended to prevent Canadian data from being used for surveillance pricing. WATCH | Social media can be ‘safe by design’ without full ban says Marc Miller:
Social media can be ‘safe by design’ without full ban, culture minister says
In response to why they didn’t simply ban social media for children under 16 outright, Culture Minister Marc Miller said “there’s part of my brain that agrees with it but I think we know that social media can be made safe by design.” He added there’s an essential role for both parents and provincial governments in this matter.
A question arose regarding U. S. President Donald Trump’s decision to block foreign nationals from using Anthropic’s latest AI models. Anthropic announced Friday it had taken these models offline named Fable 5 and Mythos 5 due to compliance with this directive.
The prime minister noted Canada maintains communication with U. S. officials and there’s a “good flow of information there.”
“There are some risks that they have identified. And I understand American authorities taking those risks seriously , which is why they’ve taken a step ,” Carney remarked.
He further stated these developments highlight a necessity for diversifying AI models.
“The situation we’re in collectively right now with Mythos and Fable is something that can happen with over-reliance ,” Carney pointed out. “Nobody’s done anything wrong in this situation. But we will have done something wrong if we just accept this , don’t take the lesson , don’t build out and diversify.”
Carney informed reporters in County Mayo that discussions about standards , regulations , and responsibilities concerning AI would feature prominently at G7 talks. He emphasized it’s crucial for any technology to keep people at its core.WATCH | Should we be worried about Anthropic’s AI model Mythos?:
Understanding AI with Mark Daley : Should we be worried about Mythos ?
London Morning checks in once a month with Mark Daley , Chief AI Officer at Western University , unpacking what’s new in artificial intelligence. This month , Daley discussed Mythos , an advanced “frontier” AI model from Anthropic , as well as his testimony before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights hosted by Andrew Brown.
Carney also mentioned his strategy during G7 would involve forming ad-hoc coalitions tailored according to specific issues while seeking partnership opportunities.
He predicted significant geopolitical discussions given current conflicts involving Iran.
“The moral choice is doing everything we can do establish ceasefire conditions leading towards lasting peace within Lebanon,” he shared.
He acknowledged “encouraging signs” exist and emphasized it’s up to both G7 nations alongside other participants at their upcoming meeting moving forward based upon established progress.”
Carney tempered expectations regarding direct trade talks during meetings between him & US President Trump noting conversations primarily revolve around respective negotiators handling each country’s concerns rather than bilateral discussions.”
The US president conveyed last week he’s “not looking” towards renewing trade agreements laid out under Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) until July deadline arrives.” In contrast Trade Minister Dominic Le Blanc affirmed expectations lie toward negotiating bilateral agreements separatelywith US counterparts.”
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