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0 pointszaptheimpaler2y ago0 comments

Bard still not available in Canada so i can't use it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Wonder why Google is the only one that can't release their model here.

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rescripting2y ago

Anthropic's Claude is still not available in Canada either. Anyone have insight into why its difficult to bring these AI models to Canada when on the surface its political and legal landscape isn't all that different from the US?

mpg332y ago

Right but Bard is literally available in 230 countries and territories...but not Canada.

https://support.google.com/bard/answer/13575153?hl=en#:~:tex....

We are being singled out because of the Government's Online News Act for tech companies to pay for news links

notatoad2y ago

that wouldn't explain why Anthropic is excluding canada.

I'm guessing the online news act is a contributor, but only to a more general conclusion of our content laws being complicated (CanCon, language laws, pipeda erasure rules, the new right to be forgotten, etc) and our country simply doesn't have enough people to be worth the effort of figuring out what's legal and what isn't.

jefftk2y ago

Perhaps they're being cautious after https://www.reuters.com/technology/canada-launch-probe-into-... ?

llm_nerd2y ago

Google's embargo seemed to relate to their battle with the Canadian government over news. Given that they settled on that I'd expect its availability very soon.

Anthropic is a bit weird and it almost seems more like lazy gating. It's available in the US and UK, but no EU, no Canada, no Australia.

DalasNoin2y ago

There are also countries like the uk that get bard but without gemini but with the old palm model instead.

https://support.google.com/bard/answer/14294096?visit_id=638...

kernal2y ago

It's likely due to regulatory compliance.

>Canadian lawmakers recently introduced legislation aimed at regulating AI. The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) mandates assessments, risk management, monitoring, data anonymization, transparency, and record-keeping practices around AI systems. AIDA would also introduce penalties of up to 3% of a company’s global revenue or $10 million.

These idiots don't seem to realize that a VPN bypasses all of their silly compliance BS.

dghughes2y ago

I'm in Canada too I just fired up Tunnel Bear VPN and was able to see bard OK.

But yeah weird we are usually lumped in with the US market.

pknerd2y ago

Quite surprising to me. Bard has been available in Pakistan for a couple of months I believe.

konart2y ago

Of course you can. Even I can use it here in Russia.

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