Ottawa spent more than $800M on AI contracts over 3 years, data shows - BERITAJA

Ottawa has spent much than $800 cardinal connected artificial intelligence exertion since 2023, according to information provided by the national government.

The sum includes 2 antecedently announced deals: a $350 cardinal nationalist work statement pinch Dayforce to switch the troubled Phoenix salary strategy and a $240 cardinal finance successful the AI institution Cohere.

It besides includes hundreds of entries that scope from a fewer 100 dollars for a ChatGPT subscription to multimillion-dollar contracts pinch various companies.

Conservative MP Jagsharan Singh Mahal had asked each authorities departments, agencies and Crown corporations to supply accusation about AI-related contracts, subscriptions and licences, but not each complied pinch the request.

Because of the Dayforce and Cohere agreements, Public Services and Procurement Canada and Innovation Canada were the apical spending departments, followed by National Defence astatine $83.7 cardinal and the Canada Revenue Agency astatine $29.9 million.

The Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service declined to supply the requested information, while the RCMP said it did not person the accusation disposable successful a centralized database.