(Ottawa) The federal government will not clarify whether artificial intelligence companies should pay Canadian news media for the content their robots openly use.
The Liberal government passed the Online News Act a year ago, which requires “web giants” to negotiate agreements with Canadian news media to be able to use their journalistic content.
Bots from artificial intelligence companies are becoming increasingly popular, with models like Microsoft’s “ChatGPT,” Google’s “Gemini,” and “Meta AI.” These robots use Canadian news to populate the system’s database and provide answers to users’ questions.
In the office of the Minister of Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, it is said that it will be up to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to determine whether artificial intelligence companies take over information as defined by law.
In a “New York Times” technology podcast, Justin Trudeau was recently asked whether Canadian law should be expanded to encompass artificial intelligence.
The Prime Minister avoided the question, simply saying that it was up to the platforms themselves to act responsibly.
