Opinion: 5G, artificial intelligence, data and protecting citizens' trust

Last March, the government of Quebec floated the idea of instituting a Montreal-based international organization responsible for developing the necessary frameworks for artificial intelligence (AI). Montreal seems tailor-made for this role, considering its global leadership in AI and the sustained diplomatic activity within our city. It also stands to reason that this proposed agency's mandate should extend to the development of ethical and legal frameworks for data. This week, I had the honour of addressing the Metropolitan Montreal Chamber of Commerce to outline the significant impact that the next generation of wireless communications would have on Montreal and on Canada. Called 5G, this infrastructure will be 200 times faster than the average wireless connection speeds available today.