Canada got a good deal with Google, and now has to deal with AI, say panelists at Prime Time

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA -- The federal government might have scored a win by getting agreement from the world’s most popular search engine to compensate news publishers and broadcasters for posting their online content, but it now has to address the impact of artificial intelligence on what Canadians read, see and hear, according to panelists discussing the balancing act of safeguarding national interests while promoting growth amid the challenges of digital and AI technology at the Canadian Media Producers Association’s (CMPA’s) annual Prime Time conference in Ottawa on Feb. 1. As Meta blocked Canadian news from Canadian users of its...