The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated Canadian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
Canadian Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Auvik launches automation & vulnerability monitoring tools
The new tools could cut manual checks for IT teams and service providers managing mixed networks as vulnerabilities keep rising.
Toronto startup launches business tools for young founders
With youth unemployment at 13 per cent in September, the platform aims to give novice founders practical guidance they may not get at home.
Ottawa lab builds local AI platform on used servers
Built from refurbished servers, the Ottawa project is testing whether one researcher can run local AI systems with greater control and transparency.
Canadian workers outpace AI safety guidance at work
Almost half of office workers say they have had no employer guidance on safe AI use, despite rising use and greater data risks.
ServiceNow launches tool to speed legacy CRM migrations
The software could cut enterprise CRM migration projects from months or years to weeks, easing a costly barrier for businesses modernising customer service.
AutoTrader appoints Robert Bigler as Chief Executive
Marketplace experience will steer AutoTrader's Canadian expansion as Robert Bigler takes over amid intensifying competition in online car retail.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Vertex study finds board gap in indirect tax oversight
Nol8 launches AI data plane for enterprise controls
Infios named IDC leader in manufacturing warehouse tech
TD SYNNEX expands Destination AI for SMBs globally
AI software development adds hidden governance costs
Featured News
Adobe CTO on plans for AI agents to access Adobe tools
Customers could soon use ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude inside Adobe's creative apps, with some file-editing tools due in a private beta in early 2027.
CNCF, SlashData on where cloud native AI use lies into 2027
Cloud native teams are adopting AI fastest, but human review still dominates as cost, privacy and security concerns slow full autonomy.
Adobe plans MCP access for AI agents to desktop apps
Creative Cloud users may soon let outside AI agents drive Adobe apps for tasks such as rotoscoping and image hole filling, starting on desktop.
Inside Adobe's fast-moving AI partnerships team
Adobe is accelerating AI dealmaking as it pushes its models into rival platforms and brings outside systems into its own apps.
Exclusive: Adobe pushes for global AI creator protections
Creators could gain new protections from commercial AI style copying as Adobe lobbies regulators in several countries for clearer licensing rules.
Oracle brings Fusion Claw to agentic supply chain management
Oracle is aiming to help manufacturers cut tariff exposure and freight costs with new agentic supply chain apps that simulate scarce resources and margins.
Capital One CTO on the drive to expand talent in Canada
Broader project work across Canada and the US is helping Capital One retain engineers amid fierce competition for tech talent.
Kyndryl VP: Canadian firms face barriers to modernising for AI
Kyndryl's Umair Dinarwala says Canadian firms have the ambition to modernise, but budgets, resistance to change and capacity hold them back.
Zoho Canada expands vertical approach in municipal government
Zoho Canada's Gary Yorke says municipalities need departments to share a directory and data infrastructure to make AI work for residents.
How Harvey AI's next generation deals with Canadian data
Canadian law firms can keep client files walled off, while choosing data storage and processing become key topic for AI in law.
Pick 'n' mix needed for Canada AI infrastructure: NRTH panel
Canada should focus on the AI infrastructure pieces that matter most, executives say, rather than insisting every link in the supply chain be domestic.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Elevate CEO: Canada at turning point ahead of festival
Toronto's AI talent pool is drawing more U.S. firms, but festival organisers say Canada must now keep its startups from leaving.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Reviews
Expert Columns
AI is writing your code. Who's making the decisions?
AI Literacy And Governance: The Workforce Skills Enterprises Need For Responsible AI
How tax authorities use AI to audit transfer pricing, and why your paperwork is now the risk
Six questions to ask your MDR provider
Your next enterprise customer will ask an AI for a shortlist of IT partners. Here's what it reads
We ran an all-employee AI Month and now everyone in our company is ready to build
Securing the AI Systems of Tomorrow
Data Governance in Banking: A Framework for Better Data Quality
Predictions 2027: The workplace productivity, equity and diversity shifts in the AI era
Predictions 2027: Why the future of work is 'AI and human' adjacent
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Wordly expands ANOC deal for Dakar 2026 athlete interviews
More than 1,000 athlete interviews at Dakar 2026 will be subtitled in over 60 languages as ANOC adds Wordly's AI tool to its video workflow.
AI use lengthens workdays by up to 90 minutes, study
Using AI at work can stretch employees' days by as much as 90 minutes, with heavier users also switching between apps more often.
73 Strings launches AI tool for private markets reporting
Private markets managers can now automate a recurring reporting task as human approval still underpins the audit trail for every figure extracted.
Eclypsium spotlights AI hardware attack blind spot
Researchers have shown a compromised DPU can change AI outputs in memory, exposing gaps in checks that only verify saved model files.
Komprise & Spectra Logic launch tape tiering for AI
Enterprises under pressure from rising storage bills can now move inactive data to tape while keeping it searchable for AI workflows.
Celonis wins Microsoft 2026 Global ISV Partner award
The award highlights how partners are tying Microsoft's AI tools to measurable business gains, as Celonis joins the group's top winners worldwide.
Google Cloud raises top bug bounty to USD $250,000
The higher payout aims to spur deeper cloud security research as Google says automated tools have flooded its programme with more, but not more valid, reports.
Caseware launches engagement review agent for auditors
The tool is designed to save auditors three to four hours per engagement by spotting missing items and inconsistencies in workpapers and statements.
SurveyMonkey picks Checkout.com for payment handling
The move should cut failed recurring card payments and help SurveyMonkey keep subscribers on its surveys and forms platform across key markets.
AI projects underdeliver as firms keep boosting spending
Most companies still plan to lift AI budgets despite surveys showing just 49% of recent projects delivered expected value.
Banks must rebuild around governed AI agents, report
Banks face mounting pressure to prove AI pays off as Backbase says governance and accountability will decide which institutions scale agents.
Exclusive: Xero lifts half-year revenue 20% to NZD $1.2b
Free cash flow jumped 54% as Xero added 404,000 subscribers and lifted half-year revenue to NZD $1.194 billion, while profit also rose.
VAST Data named in inaugural AI 100 private ranking
Its inclusion underscores growing investor focus on the software layers needed to run AI workloads at scale, beyond chatbots and model makers.
Acorn Global publishes eight-language brand announcement
Visitors, partners and journalists now have a single reference point for Acorn Global's approved artwork, press materials and service catalogue.
Trimble adds AI tools to Connect construction platform
New AI features aim to reduce errors and delays by linking site data, design, finance and scheduling tools across the build lifecycle.
Coursera launches AI series for role-based workplace skills
Professionals in business, finance and healthcare will get structured AI training, as demand grows for role-specific workplace skills.
Google adds AI checks to 170-plus skills repository
The new review process should reduce broken skills and costly regressions as Google scales its Agent Skills repository past 170 entries.
Google outlines no-downtime AlloyDB AI embedding upgrade
That lets teams swap embedding models in live databases without downtime, though write latency and storage use both rise during the migration.
RapidCanvas buys Entytle to boost industrial aftermarket AI
The acquisition gives manufacturers a broader AI stack for turning installed equipment data into parts and service revenue without adding sales staff.
Globant launches Glob.AI OS to govern enterprise AI
The platform aims to give large firms tighter control over AI spending, access and accountability as use spreads across more teams.
