AIBRIEF
A federal consultation on AI transparency closes Sept. 23. Canadians can weigh in on AI disclosure rules, how AI agents — autonomous systems that act on a user's behalf — are identified, and tracking serious AI related incidents.
Canada's federal government opened a public consultation on AI transparency last week, and the comment window closes Sept. 23. The rules themselves are not yet written.
Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon launched the consultation. According to the Government of Canada's news release, it asks for input on: how to identify AI-generated content; how people should be told they are interacting with AI online; what "meaningful and practical" AI transparency should look like; better public access to information about AI systems' capabilities and limitations; whether serious AI-related incidents should be tracked publicly; and how to identify the activity of AI agents, the autonomous systems that act on a user's behalf rather than waiting for a prompt.
The Canadian Press wire via BNN Bloomberg reported the launch. Background on the consultation's scope is on the ISED "Enhancing trust" page.
You can submit input through the ISED Have Your Say hub before the Sept. 23 deadline.