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“Dear Minister Solomon” Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Policy

“Dear Minister Solomon” Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Policy

By Hamidreza Sheshjavani, Policy Advisor, Cultural Policy Hub

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The Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University convened a virtual roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) and Canadian cultural policy on June 24, 2025, structured to ask what advice panelists would offer to the new federal Minister of AI and Digital Innovation. 

The conversation emphasized that AI policy is not only about technology or economic productivity, but about cultural sovereignty, ethics, equity and the public good. Panelists emphasized that copyright and labour issues remain critical for the sector in any discussion of AI. These concerns are essential and ongoing. At the same time, the roundtable underscored the urgency of embedding human-centred, culturally grounded approaches into federal AI policy development.

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