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Michael Coteau

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 20, 2023
Context: Committee Evidence - HUMA-89 (HUMA) - Nov/20/23
Mr. Michael Coteau (Don Valley East, Lib.)
  • 11:26:12 a.m.
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Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses today. I found each of your testimonies interesting. They complemented one another as well. I'm going to start off with the gentleman from Unifor. Mr. Carrière, you spoke about the way unions will be positioned in this as we further adopt AI. I thought it was interesting the way you spoke about a regulatory framework being necessary. I understand that part of it. The piece that is interesting to me is, outside of the government regulations, if unions are not involved in the big private sector jobs that are growing.... Mr. Bessen talked about how these big corporations will dominate a lot of the space. Outside of the public jobs, what is the strategy for organized labour, to make sure they and their workers are protected through the collective agreement process if they're not necessarily part of the growth that's taking place? Do you have any thoughts on that?
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Context: Committee Evidence - HUMA-89 (HUMA) - Nov/20/23
Mr. Michael Coteau
  • 11:28:13 a.m.
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Who would be included in this conversation, from your perspective? Who would be included in this conversation if the jobs are not necessarily coming from union jobs? How do you envision that?
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Context: Committee Evidence - HUMA-89 (HUMA) - Nov/20/23
Mr. Michael Coteau
  • 11:29:38 a.m.
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Thank you very much for being here. I think the organized labour voice is very important in this conversation. I appreciate the fact that you joined us here today. Mr. Lockhart, I have a question for you. You said that 2% of job vacancies that are being published today cite AI skills as a requirement. Do you think that 2% is a true reflection of the actual sector, or is that just the jobs? Do you think that because it's becoming easier to incorporate AI without specific skill sets—as I think you stated—the 2% is an under-representation of that skills that are actually required? What tools can be placed in the job without the employee needing those specific skill sets? I hope I made sense.
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Context: Committee Evidence - HUMA-89 (HUMA) - Nov/20/23
Mr. Michael Coteau
  • 11:31:43 a.m.
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Thank you. I was very fascinated, Mr. Bessen, with how you started off your conversation. You said there was a lot of media hype around AI and that this is just a continuation of a 70-year process. Hopefully, over the course of the remainder of the time, I can get a little more detail on that. It is a very fascinating and popular subject. I'd like to hear more about why you think it's part of a long story, rather than something new. Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
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