“We have observed exactly what the U.S. position was,” AI Minister Evan Solomon said. He was responding to The Logic’s question about Trump administration officials and AI CEOs urging other countries to minimize new regulation. “Our responsibility will always be and is currently to protect Canadians on our own terms,” Solomon said. (The Logic, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal)

Talking point: The Americans at the G20 meeting in North Carolina adopted the familiar refrain that overly restrictive regulation risks hurting AI innovation and benefits. White House tech-policy head Michael Kratsios said that the U.S. approach of fewer rules was helping its economy, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said companies should be responsible for ensuring their products are safe. Canada is co-operating with governments in Europe and elsewhere on technology issues, but the Liberal government will continue to advance its new privacy and online harms bills, Solomon said. “Making sure that we develop technology responsibly is key.” Karim Bardeesy, parliamentary secretary to Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, represented Canada at the G20 meeting on AI.

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