ChatGPT wouldn't exist without Canadian AI pioneers. Why one fears for the future

When ChatGPT was released late last year, people around the world suddenly awoke to the major advancements going on in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). For many, what once seemed like a science fiction fantasy was now reality. In truth, the technology behind the groundbreaking chatbot had been brewing behind the scenes in research labs and major tech companies for years. But refined and released in its most accessible form yet, ChatGPT stands to herald in a transformational age of AI adoption. ChatGPT, and other generative AIs like DALL-E, which can create original text and images from a simple prompt, won't just transform education. It will reshape the way people conduct business, create art and do research. Commentators have likened what's coming to the next Industrial Revolution: one in which the role of humans may radically change. While ChatGPT and DALL-E are both products of OpenAI, an American research company, other Silicon Valley giants have been moving quickly to show they're capable of similar technology. With names like OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta and even Baidu capturing international headlines for their generative AI offerings, it's easy to forget that the foundational principles upon which these technologies rest were developed in large part by Canadian scientists.