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AIAI brings together trusted voices and leaders from diverse backgrounds and sectors to share expertise on AI adoption policies.

Following the AI Adoption Initiative and Carnegie Mellon University’s upcoming workshop, AI upskilling: The future of work in the age of AI, will be the release of a policy paper examining how AI is reshaping the workforce, the skills the workforce will need, and how governments can best prepare their populations.

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 […]

April 9, 2026

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 […]

April 1, 2026

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 […]

During the 2026 India AI Impact Summit, the AI Adoption Initiative convened government, industry, and civil society leaders for a panel discussion on Putting AI to work: Solving the productivity challenge through faster adoption followed by an exclusive networking reception sponsored by Amazon.

As a proud partner of the Chile PotencIA Award, the AI Adoption Initiative extends a warm congratulations to the recipients who are using artificial intelligence to address real challenges and deliver meaningful benefits to people, communities, and economies. The Chile PotencIA Award, developed by Fundación País Digital is a first in the country. This award […]

During the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ meetings in Montréal in December 2025, the AI Adoption Initiative, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, convened senior industry leaders for a focused discussion on what it will take to move from AI ambition to AI adoption. The event examined how infrastructure, governance and practical implementation can […]

On December 2, the AI Adoption Initiative hosted a happy hour near the White House in Washington, DC. Experts shared insights and discussed the lessons learned from AIAI workshops held in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, Melbourne, and more over the past year. A core part of AIAI’s mission is to bring policymakers, civil society […]

October 28, 2025
At the 2025 TECH7 Summit: Building Trust and Accelerating AI Adoption, one message cut through the global conversation on artificial intelligence: the future of economic competitiveness will be shaped less by who invents AI first and more by who adopts it most effectively.
October 20, 2025

At the heart of Running the Right Artificial Intelligence Race, Jeffrey Ding in collaboration with RAND reframe global AI competition not as a sprint toward artificial general intelligence, but as a marathon of diffusion — where success depends on how broadly and effectively AI is adopted across economies and industries. It recognizes AIAI and its […]

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