17 septembre 2024 | Local, C4ISR, Sécurité

Minister of National Defence Remarks at the Responsible AI in the Military domain (REAIM) Summit 2024

I’d like to begin my remarks by offering my sincere thanks to our hosts for all the work that they have done in organizing the summit and bringing this very important discussion together.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2024/09/minister-of-national-defence-remarks-at-the-responsible-ai-in-the-military-domain-reaim-summit-2024.html

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