The Canadian Digital Regulators Forum (CDRF) plans to host an interactive virtual workshop for stakeholders to discuss their perspectives on competition, privacy and copyright law, and telecommunications and broadcasting regulation amid the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors.
At the workshop on May 21, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. (EDT), participants will address how AI affects their respective areas of work, their expectations for how these technologies will evolve over the next five years, and possible opportunities for collaboration within the country’s digital ecosystem.
The following CDRF members will engage in a panel discussion:
- Vicky Eatrides, chairperson and chief executive officer of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- Drew Olsen, vice chair and CEO of the Copyright Board of Canada
- Jeanne Pratt, Canada’s interim competition commissioner
- Philippe Dufresne, federal privacy commissioner
According to the event page, presenters will include Scott Hutton, the CRTC’s vice president, consumer, analytics, and strategy. Another presenter will be Claire Woodside, acting director at Policy Horizons Canada, which aims to use foresight to help the federal government strengthen its policies and programs in the face of uncertainty.
The CRTC’s news release explained that stakeholders seeking to discuss AI’s impacts on existing regulatory mandates should consider registering to attend the workshop, given the limited space afforded for the virtual event.
Per the CRTC’s news release, the CDRF will release a report and will post video recordings of the sessions, including the panel discussion and the presentation, after the workshop. Those who have not registered can still access the recordings.
More on CDRF
Launched in June 2023, the CDRF is a collaboration among the CRTC, the Competition Bureau, the Copyright Board, and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
According to its news release, the CDRF aims to help stakeholders share information and work together on matters involving digital markets and platforms within the members’ mandates.
Last September, the CDRF’s members marked the second year of their partnership by publishing a paper examining the effects of synthetic media within the digital landscape – including deepfakes and other images, video, text, or audio content generated by AI and other automated technologies – on Canadians and Canadian organizations.