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Maple Route: A Multi-Agent AI That Checks Whether Canadian Immigration Rules You Heard Are Still True
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AI Governance Bill delayed to early next year
Minister Gobind Singh Deo says the bill, initially expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat this year, will adopt a risk-based approach to regulating AI.