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Olivier Blais

Reporter · CA

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Sep 10, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Olivier Blais

    U.S. lawmakers call for new AI rules after Anthropic researchers issue safety warning (opens the original)

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    U.S. lawmakers this week called for new rules to govern artificial intelligence, after an Anthropic researcher went public with his concerns about the technology escaping human control. The reaction was broader than after previous statements from OpenAI and Anthropic staffers about safety concerns, drawing input from lawmakers who do not often forcefully engage in debates over how to govern AI. The lawmakers’ statements came in response to concerns raised this week by Anthropic researcher Jacob

  2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Olivier Blais

    Globe editorial: The shocking and predictable threat posed by AI (opens the original)

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    What happened at OpenAI this summer was both shocking and entirely predictable. Who could have imagined artificial intelligence agents breaking their rules of engagement during a test and teaming up to hack another company? No one, other than anyone familiar with science fiction. That this has now happened outside the realm of fiction is a blaring klaxon that the industry – and its regulators – needs to take safety more seriously. This comes as more than 1,000 industry members have signed an ope

  3. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Olivier Blais

    Opinion: Canada must police AI more, even if it means displeasing Trump-backed tech giants (opens the original)

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    Olivier Blais is co-chair of the federal government’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence and its AI Strategy Task Force. Just 12 days after OpenAI launched ChatGPT 5.6, OpenAI’s own employees asked the model to run cybersecurity tests in a closed environment. The artificial-intelligence model concluded that the most efficient route was to steal the answers. The model seized control of a server and spent four days breaking into the infrastructure of Hugging Face, the open-source machine-

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