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Developing Models & releases Signal 1d ago

Two thirds of canadians have experimented with generative ai but most dont understand its impacts

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Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Social Media Lab
“This is inline with a survey we conducted last year here in canada. "Two-thirds of Canadians have experimented with generative AI..." socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/25/t...” evidence ↗
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“This is inline with a survey we conducted last year here in canada. "Two-thirds of Canadians have experimented with generative AI..." socialmedialab.ca/2025/04/25/t...”

Primary source socialmedialab.ca ↗
Developing AI research Signal 2d ago
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Bots are raiding library collections to feed AI — shutting out researchers and the public | CBC News

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Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Social Media Lab
“"Academic libraries are fighting off swarms of data-scraping bots — that are slowing or crashing sites meant for students, researchers and the public — as AI companies continue hunting for content to feed their large language models." www.cbc.ca/news/world/…” evidence ↗
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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix Social Media Lab

“"Academic libraries are fighting off swarms of data-scraping bots — that are slowing or crashing sites meant for students, researchers and the public — as AI companies continue hunting for content to feed their large language models." www.cbc.ca/news/world/…”

Primary source cbc.ca ↗
Developing AI field signal Signal 1d ago

With an eye on america china is beefing up its ai controlled labs

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Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Social Media Lab
“"With an eye on America, China is beefing up its AI-controlled labs. By automating scientific research it hopes to strengthen its industrial muscle." www.economist.com/china/2026/1...” evidence ↗
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“"With an eye on America, China is beefing up its AI-controlled labs. By automating scientific research it hopes to strengthen its industrial muscle." www.economist.com/china/2026/1...”

Primary source economist.com ↗
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4 experts · 6 posts · 2d ago
Justin Hendrix Social Media Lab Alissa Cooper Chris Marsden
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“The real challenge is finding a way for publishers to opt out of AI training without opting out of AI-driven discovery.” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Research & technical analysis · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1
Alissa Cooper: The largest search and AI companies announced that they're adopting a common way for publishers to declare their desire to opt out of having AI train on their content. But what does this really mea…
Justin Hendrix: The largest search and AI companies announced that they're adopting a common way for publishers to declare their desire to opt out of having AI train on their content. But what does this really mea…
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