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kiaranOP•

This appears to be an incredible breakthrough announced today. With the potential to disrupt a lot of industries and spur productivity growth across many industries.

Sadly, Canada's idiotic regulatory environment means that Canadians, already suffering from low per-capita productivity, will have to watch from the sidelines.

Big L for Canada.

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PacketGainCanada :Canada:•

Legitimately asking because I don't know.

What regulation prevents them from launching in Canada? Is it the dual language requirement?

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kiaranOP•

It's because of Bill C-18, The Online News Act.

Google has trained Bard on openly available media which puts it at risk of being billed for use in Canada.

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PacketGainCanada :Canada:•

So once Google finishes their 100M deal they should be able to offer it?

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kiaranOP•

Hopefully. But who knows, the regulatory ambiguity could be too risky.

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