Technology has not only permeated our lives, but our government, as well. Foreign tech companies control the systems that allow government employees to communicate and store the personal data of Canadians. Now, an increasing number of decisions are being placed in the hands of opaque AI models. In a new series, international trade lawyer Barry&nbsp;Appleton explores how Ottawa’s lack of control over its IT infrastructure is eroding Canada’s digital sovereignty.

In the last century, power flowed through railways, shipping routes and telegraph lines. Today, it is all digital{ai:summary}Foreign tech firms control the systems government employees rely on to communicate and store Canadians’ personal data.More decisions are being handed to opaque AI models, as Ottawa struggles to assert control over IT infrastructure, eroding digital sovereignty. #politics

Barry Appleton: Canada is ceding sovereignty to America's 'algorithmic empire'

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