AI

As the government invests billions in Al sovereignty, Canada will become a hub for data centres and specialty chips. Ottawa will eye OpenAl's tempting pitch-while a homegrown unicorn could finally go public.

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1 Elon Musk Will Make AI Movies

Scorsese, Spielberg—and Grok? Elon Musk is turning his chatbot into an auteur, promising a “great” video game and a movie “that is at least watchable” by the end of 2026. Grok Imagine is being trained on snippets from existing games and movies. Of course, the whole endeavour raises the same complicated questions around copyright that have upended the publishing world. Rumours that Grok is training on Hellboy II hit especially hard—the movie's director, Guillermo del Toro, recently said he would “rather die” than use AI in his films.

2 Bell Will Build Data Centres Galore

In May, Bell unveiled a $300-million plan to open six new data centres in B.C., leveraging its fibre network and positioning the telecom and media giant as the ultimate energy landlord. The project—set to become the largest AI computer network in Canada—promises domestic growth and data sovereignty while generating a projected $1.5 billion by 2028. California semiconductor startup Groq (not to be confused with Musk’s Grok) has already claimed much of the space in the first Kamloops centre, while Bell’s partnership with Cohere will churn out AI solutions for government and businesses.

3 Canada Will Enter the Chip Wars