Telus joins U.S. AI safety consortium

Telus said Thursday it is participating in a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative to support the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe artificial intelligence. The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium, announced in February, will “unite AI creators and users, academics, government and industry researchers, and civil society organizations in support of the development and deployment of safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI),” a Commerce Department press release said. Telus will be joining more than 280 artificial intelligence stakeholders in the initiative. "At TELUS, we are determined to harness the power of technology to create a better future,” Pamela Snively,...