People in many parts of the world are terrified that they will be left behind on AI, fearing that only a few European countries, as well as Canada and the U.S., will have the buying power for the chips and energy needed to run the models, said Anna Makanju, vice-president of global affairs at ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Makanju spoke on a panel at the U.S.-Canada Summit, hosted by BMO and Eurasia Group, late Tuesday in Toronto. (The Logic)

Talking point: “This is actually one of my biggest fears with the technology,” Makanju said. “The U.S. and Canada really can help….They can really think about what it means to have more equitable access to this technology, thinking about the actual hardware that is necessary.” She added that China is investing in AI infrastructure around the world. “I think we would want democratic countries to lead in providing infrastructure.”