Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing faster than public policy and reshaping Ontario’s economy, democracy, and daily life.
Nearly 15% of Ontario jobs are at high risk of automation and another 30% face significant disruption, affecting more than 3 million workers.
Most AI research is driven by corporate profit, leaving public safety, democracy, and worker protections under-addressed, but public colleges and universities have world-class expertise that should be supported to develop policies ensuring AI is safe, beneficial, and democratically governed.
Download my petition to tell the government to create a grant program for researchers at Ontario’s public colleges and universities to investigate and develop policy proposals for ensuring AI is safe and beneficial for all as its capabilities are scaled beyond human levels, with a particular focus on job displacement, democratic integrity, and loss of control risks.
