{
  "id": 9375424,
  "title": "Canada working ‘alongside’ partners on AI safety, minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/canada-working-alongside-partners-on-ai-safety-minister-says",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:58:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news-globalnews",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12070115/canada-partners-ai-safety/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada is \"advocating alongside our partners\" on AI safety, according to Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon. Solomon recently met with his international counterparts following Prime Minister Mark Carney's discussion with other leaders regarding the establishment of a \"technology stability\" board to regulate AI. However, when asked if Canada is taking a leadership role in these efforts, Solomon emphasized Canada's domestic legislation, including proposed regulations on AI chatbots. Furthermore, Canada is actively leading by investing $150 million in Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio's endeavors to develop safer AI. Bengio is scheduled to speak at the UN Security Council, where major AI companies will also be present. Recent warnings about the risks AI poses to humans, coupled with documented instances of AI bots disregarding human instructions, have generated global concern in recent weeks.",
  "summary": "AI Minister Evan Solomon said Canada is taking a \"very leading\" role by investing $150 million in Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio’s efforts to build a safer AI.",
  "key_points": [
    "Canada advocates alongside partners on AI safety",
    "Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed technology stability board",
    "Canada investing $150M in Yoshua Bengio's AI safety efforts"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "AI minister says Canada working ‘alongside’ partners on AI safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ai-minister-says-canada-working-alongside-partners-on-ai-safety",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:22:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Canada working ‘alongside’ partners on AI safety, minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/canada-working-alongside-partners-on-ai-safety-minister-says-9380537",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:58:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}