News of the day: AI safety, small cap winners, WestJet partners with Tim Hortons, Metro strike ends, economists on Fed rate hike and more
It’s Thursday, Sept. 17. Here are the top stories we’re following today.
Canada making ‘serious efforts’ on AI safety, commits $150 million to non-profit, says Solomon
Silicon Valley tech executives and government leaders are ensnared in a debate over whether artificial intelligence could annihilate humankind, but Canada’s AI and Innovation Minister Evan Solomon says the country is taking a more pragmatic and proactive path to address the risks the technology poses.
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Peter Hodson delves into why investors even bother with small caps, considering their underperformance of the past 15 years, their high volatility and their typically heightened financial risks.
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