Vancouver’s mayor is assuring residents he doesn’t use artificial intelligence for city business after earlier remarks that AI agents handle “a lot of my work” sparked public concern.
Mayor Ken Sim issued a statement to clarify comments from a May 12 press conference where federal AI Minister Evan Solomon announced plans for two new AI data centres in Vancouver.
Sim emphasized the swift development of the technology while talking to reporters, describing it as “doubling every five months.”
“I don’t think people understand how significant AI is going to be in all our lives,” Sim said. “I have 11 AI agents running right now doing all my—like a lot of my work in the background, and it’s going to be 64 times better. And five months after that it’s going to be 128 times better.”…