Episode 259: The Privacy and Surveillance Risks of AI Chatbot Reporting to Police

March 02, 2026 00:21:48
Episode 259: The Privacy and Surveillance Risks of AI Chatbot Reporting to Police
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Episode 259: The Privacy and Surveillance Risks of AI Chatbot Reporting to Police

Mar 02 2026 | 00:21:48

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Show Notes

Over the past ten days, Canada has witnessed one of the fastest-moving technology policy debates in recent memory. What began as reporting about a tragic act of violence – the shootings in Tumbler Ridge, BC -  quickly evolved into questions about AI safety, corporate responsibility, police reporting obligations, and now potential AI regulation. This week’s Law Bytes podcast is a bit different from the norm. Building off my Globe and Mail op-ed, I walk through what has happened thus far, examine the potential policy responses, and explain why both the Online Harms Act and current AI legislative models are poorly suited to this problem, and argue that Canada instead needs to start thinking seriously instead about an AI Transparency Act.

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