Order in the court 👩⚖️ - Canada’s courts want to stop throwing out cases, AI doomsday fears grow.
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Canada’s Supreme Court is weighing whether judges can use alternative remedies instead of throwing out criminal cases when trials take too long, a change that could prevent thousands of cases from being stayed while still protecting defendants’ Charter rights. Plus, Anthropic says it blocked users — including state actors — from using its AI tools to develop weapons, spy on dissidents, and research biological threats, spotlighting the immediate danger of humans misusing today’s models amid growing fears about what future AI could do. And in The Big Picture: Mark Carney’s investment summit will pitch more than 160 projects, Canada and Ukraine sign a 100-year defence and trade pact, Iran reportedly resumes ballistic missile production, Ontario expands tariff relief, the Canadian Armed Forces undergo a major reorganization, and more. The Peak Daily is produced in partnership with reframevid.com
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