Anthony Furey: The AI Fail That Made Headlines—and Why It Now Seems Quaint
Commentary The way we use artificial intelligence and the concerns we have with it have changed rapidly over the past couple of years. Looking back now at one non-scandal around AI usage that I was involved in, it all seems very quaint. Three years ago when I ran for Mayor of Toronto, my campaign curiously became the subject of international controversy for its early use of generative AI. It was a couple of weeks before the June voting day and we were preparing our campaign platform for release. Platforms can contain one or two new items but they’re typically a compilation of all the announcements and press releases a campaign has made up until that date....
The use and concerns surrounding artificial intelligence have evolved significantly in recent years. A past controversy involving the author’s mayoral campaign in Toronto, which utilized generative AI, now appears quaint in retrospect. This incident occurred just weeks before the election while the campaign was preparing its platform, a document typically summarizing prior announcements and press releases.
- AI usage and concerns have rapidly changed over the past few years.
- The author’s mayoral campaign in Toronto faced international controversy for its early use of generative AI three years ago.
- The controversy occurred as the campaign was preparing its platform for release, which is usually a compilation of past announcements.
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