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The federal government is trying to keep up with a fast-growing artificial intelligence sector.
On Tuesday, Ottawa launched an advisory panel on AI to give the sector guidance.
Chad Jones, CEO of Push Interactions in Saskatoon, admits there are risks that go along with artificial intelligence, such as something he calls Deep Fakes. That’s when videos are produced to trick people.
He used a recent online video to illustrate his point.
“Where somebody made (it) themselves, they were able to speak and it looked like (former U.S. President Barack) Obama was speaking,” Jones said. “It was actually them talking and then when they moved their lips, the lips of Obama would move.”
While it may be fun to watch, Jones admits that it can be a dangerous thing, used for nefarious purposes.
“Maybe I send (a video where I) look like someone else and then say, ‘I’m the manager of the bank, please give this person a loan,’ ” Jones said.
But the power of artificial intelligence can be harnessed for a lot of good. Jones said some companies are using it for quality control.
“For example, use a laser and shine the laser on a chip and it should reflect in a certain way if it has certain characteristics,” Jones said.
He said Pepsi, for example, uses this type of technology for quality control with its products.