Hosted alongside Carnegie Mellon University, the AI Adoption Initiative convened policymakers, researchers, educators, workforce practitioners, and industry leaders from around the world for a two-day workshop, AI Upskilling: The Future of Work in the Age of AI.
Canada has released its first national AI strategy: AI for All. The country has long been a leader in AI research but lags significantly when it comes to adoption. The countries who benefit the most from AI are not necessarily those who invent it, but those that are able to diffuse it across their economies, […]
Following the G7 Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting held on May 28 and 29, 2026 in Paris, France, came the release of the G7 Ministerial Declaration on Digital and Technology. The declaration focuses on four priorities: promoting secure and trustworthy AI, accelerating AI adoption for economic growth, improving the resilience and resource efficiency of digital […]
Over the past year, the AI Adoption Initiative has convened expert workshops on AI adoption policy in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, Melbourne, Bogota, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Toronto and Austin. On May 20, 2026, in Washington, DC, the AI Adoption Initiative hosted a happy hour for industry leaders and policy makers to reflect on key […]
In From Hype to Output, How AI Investment Translates to Real Productivity Gains, C.D. Howe’s Rosalie Wyonch addresses a central question to Canada’s AI trajectory: if AI is dominating headlines and reshaping daily life, why hasn’t it moved the needle on productivity? The paper finds that while Canadian firms are beginning to experiment, adoption remains […]
Canada is a global leader in AI research but falls behind when it comes to adoption. AI Adoption Initiative co-founder Nicole Foster published an op-ed in iPolitics outlining AIAI’s key recommendations to address Canada’s adoption gap as the country awaits the release of the government’s national AI strategy. Canada’s AI adoption rate sits at just […]
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