The federal government and the Toronto-based startup announced the non-binding memorandum of understanding Tuesday. Ottawa hasn’t made any financial commitments, but will “explore what’s possible with Cohere’s made-in-Canada technology, including discussions around potential future testing or evaluation of its tools,” said Sofia Ouslis, a spokesperson for AI Minister Evan Solomon. (The Logic)
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The federal government and the Toronto-based startup announced the non-binding memorandum of understanding Tuesday. Ottawa hasn’t made any financial commitments, but will “explore what’s possible with Cohere’s made-in-Canada technology, including discussions around potential future testing or evaluation of its tools,” said Sofia Ouslis, a spokesperson for AI Minister Evan Solomon. (The Logic)
Talking point: As The Logic first reported, some departments and agencies are already using Cohere’s AI tools. For example, the Communications Security Establishment has contracted for the firm’s services, while Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada built one of its models into a tool to speed up summaries of parliamentary committee meetings. The public sector is “not a huge piece of our business at present,” Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez told The Logic last month, adding “there’s a lot to be done” at both the federal and provincial levels. Prime Minister Mark Carney has made AI adoption a key in-house priority.
Editor’s note: This briefing has been updated with comment from the office of AI Minister Evan Solomon.
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