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Will we control AI, or will it control us? Top researchers weigh in; Default Headline Image - News

Will we control AI, or will it control us? Top researchers weigh in

January 11 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Some of Canada's top minds in AI offer their predictions for the development of artificial superintelligence, how the technology may change our lives — for better or for worse — in the years to come, and discuss what we can do to maintain control and regulate its use.

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Ahead of Trump presidency, U.S. banks abandon Mark Carney climate initiative; Mark Carney at the COP26 summit in Glasgow pictured week of Nov\. 1, 2021\. As the UN envoy on climate action and finance, he was tasked with finding capital to transition to a net zero economy\.

Ahead of Trump presidency, U.S. banks abandon Mark Carney climate initiative

January 11 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

All major U.S. banks have quit a climate initiative known as the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Formed in 2021 as a subgroup of a Mark Carney-led climate finance group, it now faces an uncertain future, even as Canadian and European banks remain for now.

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Liberals aren't popular in the West. But 3 likely leadership contenders can play up regional roots; Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, left, Christy Clark, former British Columbia premier, middle, and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, right, are  three likely leadership contenders for the Liberals\.

Liberals aren't popular in the West. But 3 likely leadership contenders can play up regional roots

January 10 , 2025 at 08:40:52 p.m. EST • :

Whoever emerges from the upcoming Liberal leadership race will face a formidable Conservative challenger with a populist message and deep connections to Alberta. And this battle for the nation's top political post has a distinctly Western Canadian flavour, with three major figures tied to the region.

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Trump says U.S. doesn't need Canadian cars, lumber or dairy. Consumers may not agree; An employee at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant works on the line assembling a vehicle inside of the region's largest employer\.

Trump says U.S. doesn't need Canadian cars, lumber or dairy. Consumers may not agree

January 10 , 2025 at 07:57:08 p.m. EST • :

Earlier this week, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump said his country 'doesn't need anything' from Canada, its largest trading partner. But trade figures and some analysts suggest otherwise.

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Why are trees still standing next to burned-out buildings in Los Angeles? The answer is simple; The remains of homes sit following the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U\.S\. January 10, 2025\. REUTERS/David Ryder

Why are trees still standing next to burned-out buildings in Los Angeles? The answer is simple

January 10 , 2025 at 10:29:58 p.m. EST • :

As images and videos of the Los Angeles wildfires dominate social media this week, some are questioning why some palm trees have survived next to burned-out homes and cars.

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ABOUT THAT | Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada?; Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed the United States is 'subsidizing' Canada 'to the tune of \$100B\.' Where does that number come from\? And is Canada really getting a free ride from the U\.S\.\? Andrew Chang dives into the math, the money and the politics of the Canada-U\.S\. trade relationship to uncover how much — if any — of what Trump says is actually true\.  

January 10 , 2025 at 06:08:56 p.m. EST • :

ABOUT THAT | Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada?

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'Zombie facts' live on after black plastic and other studies get corrected or retracted; Black plastic takeout containers and utensils like black plastic spatulas could be leaching harmful toxins into food\.  

January 11 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

'Zombie facts' live on after black plastic and other studies get corrected or retracted

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Joly out of Liberal leadership race, Carney expected to enter  ; Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly returns to a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan\. 8, 2025\.  

January 10 , 2025 at 10:30:05 p.m. EST • :

Joly out of Liberal leadership race, Carney expected to enter

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Vancouver strip club marquee cited as hate speech on X; This cheeky political commentary on the marquee of The Penthouse has led to the suspension of the strip club's X account\.  

January 10 , 2025 at 08:13:52 p.m. EST • :

Vancouver strip club marquee cited as hate speech on X

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TikTok fights looming ban in U.S. Supreme Court. What you need to know; TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022\.  

January 10 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

TikTok fights looming ban in U.S. Supreme Court. What you need to know

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January 9 , 2025 at 02:01:51 p.m. EST • :

How these students cut their school's food waste by 57%

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January 10 , 2025 at 12:32:04 p.m. EST • :

One Alberta man gets jail, another community time for 2022 Coutts border protest

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January 10 , 2025 at 06:11:39 a.m. EST • :

Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes as death toll rises to 11

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January 10 , 2025 at 07:35:27 a.m. EST • :

Quebec plane fighting L.A. fires grounded after being struck by drone 

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January 10 , 2025 at 05:05:48 p.m. EST • :

Liberal leadership hopeful Clark denies former Conservative ties — despite past comments

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