Could a U.S. visa fee push tech workers to Canada?

@guslockhart.bsky.social isn’t convinced, as U.S. tech workers earn 46% more than Canadians:

"...Canadian graduates have a really strong incentive to move down south and just earn substantially more than they could if they stay here."

Why aren’t watermarks enough to regulate #AI deepfakes? @daistmu.bsky.social‬ Policy Analyst @guslockhart.bsky.social breaks down how easy it is to strip them and why regulation hasn’t caught up. Listen to the interview on City News' The Big Story with Mike Eppel: tinyurl.com/334bpff6

The rise of deepfakes is shaking up the digital world.

Our Senior Policy Analyst @guslockhart.bsky.social joined TVO’s The Thread with @namshine.bsky.social to shed light on what role the Canadian government and tech companies should play to keep Canadians safe from online harms.

One thing that will probably go unnoticed in the post-mortem of this election is that the CPC got 3.3 million votes in Ontario while the PCs only got 2.2 million votes earlier this year.

🇨🇦 2/3 of Canadians see misinformation, hate speech, & other online harms regularly online.

On Wednesday's new episode of The AmberMac Show (available wherever you get your podcasts), @guslockhart.bsky.social unpacks what this means for Canada during this election.
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Someone has got to update the Elections Act. No pollster has ever published half of this information during the election period. Let's get real standards and let's actually enforce them. The barrier to entry is lower than ever so we need real disclosures to judge the quality of survey research.

This feels like a pretty deep insight. I get nearly zero AI generated content on any social media platform I use - and I'm not even intentionally avoiding it. Considering how fast Reels/TikTok/Shorts adjust to viewing, it's probably near impossible to report on them without skewing what you see.

@arrogantworms.bsky.social any future plans for a concert in Vancouver? My nephews would love to see you live! (Highly recommend - the Arrogant Worms were my first concert too)

before tiktok,
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.

after all, there will be sewers.

From our research @daistmu.bsky.social from last year (from my colleague @guslockhart.bsky.social), surrounding the experience of online hate speech experienced by Canadians - 27% of queer people in Canada has seen online hate speech. Most of any demographic we look at.

My dad gave a history of TMU as a school, and declared he ran out of time to explain anything more specifics related to my work

Sorry in advance. This is me this week. #WindandTruth

Some research from the last few months! There’s a lot of stuff in here, but one of the most interesting things to me is the sharp drop off in Twitter/X use - down from 44% in 2019 to only 33% now. dais.ca/reports/surv...

TORONTO — A new study shows the gender pay gap in Canada's tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021.

Unbelievably cool to see my brother @guslockhart.bsky.social speak to a HoC Committee today on AI in the workplace. The family group chat probably enjoyed the experience more than he did!

The latest from us at the Dais - evidence that suggests non-STEM workers are using microcredentials to effectively transition into digitally intensive careers. Read more: dais.ca/reports/buil...

From @viet.bsky.social and myself - With AI, focus on the science and leave the fiction to science fiction writers.
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