B.C. Premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
Eby says B.C. has seen AI’s promise and risks as Telus plans three data centres that will draw 150 megawatts by 2032.
- On Tuesday, British Columbia Premier David Eby addressed Vancouver's Web Summit, balancing optimism about artificial intelligence with warnings about energy capacity following a major data center announcement.
- Telus and federal AI Minister Evan Solomon recently announced three data centers in British Columbia, which Eby noted gives the province a "huge advantage" due to Hydro's low-cost, clean power.
- By 2032, these facilities will draw 150 megawatts—roughly 12 per cent of the Site C dam's output—while British Columbia has reserved 300 megawatts for AI projects in its competitive allocation process.
- Citing the "opportunity and the threat" of AI, Eby warned that energy demand could overwhelm capacity, referencing a Tumbler Ridge shooting where the perpetrator allegedly used ChatGPT to plan the attack.
- The government launched a competitive process allocating 300 megawatts every two years for AI projects, using federal and provincial funding to help companies expand and remain in British Columbia.
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BC premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
The federal and B.C. governments want artificial intelligence firms to have a strong foothold in Canada to spur economic and job growth, but say there's also a need for guardrails on the technology and return on public investment.
B.C. gov't 'embracing the opportunity of AI,' premier tells Web Summit
B.C. Premier David Eby told a crowd at Vancouver's Web Summit, which has more than 20,000 attendees, that he's an optimist about artificial intelligence technology having seen both the "opportunity and the threat" it presents.
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B.C. Premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's still optimistic about artificial intelligence, having seen both the "opportunity and the threat" the technology presents.
B.C. Premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s still optimistic about artificial intelligence, having seen both the “opportunity and the threat” the technology presents. Eby told a crowd at Vancouver’s Web Summit that B.C. has experienced the extremes of AI, referencing the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge where he says the shooter’s use of ChatGPT to plan the shooting resulted in the deaths of eight victims. He says the province has see…
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