While it has been in existence for almost 70 years, artificial intelligence (AI) has re-emerged over the past decade, powered by advances in deep learning and computing architecture to complete tasks such as object recognition, predictive modeling, text, image, and video generation, and decision-making. The emergence of popular commercial tools, such as ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI in late 2022, has led to the rising interest of companies, startups, and institutions in adopting and developing AI. However, given the negative impacts of AI in fields such as healthcare, education, and policing, countries have also been rapidly increasing their respective capabilities to effectively govern AI. In 2017, Canada released the world's first national AI strategy, and since then, tens of countries have followed, including the United Kingdom, Egypt, Mauritius, Singapore, and Brazil.
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