Amid U.S. redaction scandal, Carney government developing AI systems to black out sensitive documents

At least three federal government departments are developing artificial intelligence tools to help redact sensitive information from documents before they’re released to the public, and observers warn it could damage transparency in an already secretive access-to-information system. Read MoreExperts say using the technology to help redact government documents could “turn out to be a nightmare.”  Public Service, News, access to information, ATIP, Discover, Ottawa Sun At least three federal government departments are developing artificial intelligence tools to help redact sensitive information from documents before they’re released to the public, and observers warn it could damage transparency in an already secretive access-to-information system. Read More