Only 16 per cent of businesses in Canada use artificial intelligence, according to a report from Deloitte. Of the non-adopters, just one in 10 said they were likely to integrate AI into their businesses in the next five years. (The Logic)

Talking point: Canada lags behind its international peers on AI adoption, with abstainers blaming the cost of adoption, as well as staff and executives’ limited understanding of the technology. The disconnect between the country’s R&D clout in the sector and commercial use of the technology means not only that local businesses may be surrendering a competitive advantage to international rivals, but that well-funded research centres like the Vector Institute and the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms may face a dearth of domestic customers for their technologies—potentially driving AI companies to scale their businesses outside Canada.