Canada’s Government Is Rushing AI Adoption—With Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Paris Marx is joined by Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood to discuss how the Canadian government is going all in on AI without understanding the real effects of the technology.
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Canada’s Government Is Rushing AI Adoption w/ Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood / Tech Won’t Save Us
The Canadian government is going all in on AI, without understanding the real effects of the technology. Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood joins Paris Marx to discuss Mark Carney’s push for large-scale investment in AI, despite being unable to describe how adoption will work, how Canadians will benefit, and what policies will be implemented to mitigate growing risks and harms.
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney arrive to attend the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 15, 2026. A G7 summit is set to take place June 15 to 17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains near Switzerland and it will be attended by country leaders as well as the EU’s foreign policy chief and ministers from Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)
(Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images)The Canadian government is going all in on AI, without understanding the real effects of the technology. Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood joins Paris Marx to discuss Mark Carney’s push for large-scale investment in AI, despite being unable to describe how adoption will work, how Canadians will benefit, and what policies will be implemented to mitigate growing risks and harms.
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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Why Communities Want to Stop Flock Cameras w/ Jason Koebler / Tech Won’t Save Us
No one is comfortable with police surveillance in the US, which is why there’s a bipartisan backlash to Flock cameras. Jason Koebler joins Paris Marx to discuss the rise of Flock, how their cameras are being pitched by right-wing politicians and police agencies, and how they’re being used to stalk residents from coast to coast.
Jason Koebler is a co-founder of 404 Media and co-host of the 404 Media Podcast.
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