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Michelle Ferreri

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 20, 2023
Context: Committee Evidence - HUMA-89 (HUMA) - Nov/20/23
Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • 12:30:54 p.m.
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Thanks, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today to testify in our study on AI and its implications for employment and the labour force. Ms. Janssen, if I can, I'll start with you. I really enjoyed your testimony. I loved that you used ChatGPT to help you through this. It's an interesting tool. I see it happening as well with our students in education, using it as a tool. One of the things you talked about is fear of the change, and that is almost a human psychology thing. We've seen this, as you mentioned, throughout time. It's natural evolution; it's inevitable progression to move forward. In the past, what was the defining factor that pushed it forward? Do you have any sort of historical reference for that? You talked about the mechanical loom. When we look at vehicles and airplanes, we see that so many people resisted that change, but it ultimately increased prosperity. It did not replace jobs.
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Context: Committee Evidence - HUMA-89 (HUMA) - Nov/20/23
Ms. Michelle Ferreri
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Thank you. That's really helpful. I love that you said on record “augment” and not “replace”. I think that's really important to have on record. If I may, I'll jump to Mr. Autor. I liked your testimony in regard to health care, as we have this massive doctor shortage, and we have a lot of advancements happening with AI in health care. I'm curious as to whether you have any input on privacy. One of the biggest concerns a lot of people have is how this is going to impact privacy, with health care being one of those areas of privacy. What do you think the government should be keeping an eye on in terms of ensuring citizen privacy when using AI?
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Context: Committee Evidence - HUMA-89 (HUMA) - Nov/20/23
Ms. Michelle Ferreri
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I'm sorry. I'm going to intervene. Thank you. I think you bring up valid points about learning from history. Ultimately, however, I think prosperity prevails in advancement. That's why these committees and studies are critical. On that point, I will go back to Ms. Janssen. You referred to a lot of white-collar jobs having first access to AI. How do you think we prevent that divide between the haves and have-nots, which could happen—and probably will happen—and the creation of a more polarized society? People will have access to technology that will further them economically, socially, etc.
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