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Signature underscores the company's commitment to
responsible and ethical AI practices
MONTRÉAL, Nov. 1, 2023
/CNW/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) today announces that it has
officially signed the Canadian Voluntary Code of Conduct on the
Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI
Systems, reinforcing its commitment for responsible development and
management of artificial intelligence (AI). This demonstrates CGI's
commitment to continuing to uphold the highest standards in the
development and deployment of responsible AI technologies and
solutions, including for new waves of innovation such as generative
AI.
"Canada is a global AI leader,
among the top countries in the world, and Canadians have created
many of the world's top AI innovations. At the same time,
Canada takes the potential risks
of AI seriously," says François-Philippe
Champagne, Canada's
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry. "Our government is
committed to ensuring Canadians can trust AI systems used across
the economy, which in turn will accelerate AI adoption. Through our
Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and
Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems, leading Canadian
companies like CGI will adopt responsible guardrails for advanced
generative AI systems in order to build safety and trust as the
technology spreads."
The principles outlined in the Canadian Voluntary Code of
Conduct for AI are well aligned with CGI's own responsible use
framework, a principle-based methodology which ensures that there
is risk analysis and mitigation at each step of design and
development.
"At CGI, we are pleased to see the Government of Canada taking a strong position on this
important topic as we believe that realizing the tremendous
benefits of AI innovation requires principles and governance that
balance human-centric and responsible use practices," says François
Boulanger, CGI President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are proud
to be a signatory, which reinforces our plan to allocate
$1 billion over the next three years
to continually expand our AI-based capabilities. Around the world,
our consultants and experts are trusted advisors to help clients in
every industry to responsibly move from experimentation to
implementation while accelerating time-to-value from new AI
technologies."
CGI is dedicated to ongoing collaboration and engagement with
the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and
Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems and will actively
participate in related government initiatives and activities.
"Globally, CGI has decades of experience designing and
implementing AI to bring operational efficiencies and data-driven
insights to the clients we work with," says Dr. Diane Gutiw, CGI Vice-President and Global AI
Research Lead. "CGI has always ensured that scientific rigor is
built into our AI engagements and we have developed a proven
methodology which ensures trustworthy outputs, measurable accuracy
and actionable insights from our AI solutions."
CGI is a trusted partner for responsible AI-based consulting,
services and solutions, helping clients use AI to deliver on their
business objectives. CGI combines its broad capabilities in data
science and machine learning with technology engineering skills to
help clients generate new business and operating models as well as
services and solutions powered by AI. For more information about
CGI's AI offerings, please visit CGI.com.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and
business consulting services firms in the world. With 91,500
consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an
end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and
business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business
process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works
with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a
global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform
their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2022
reported revenue is $12.87 billion
and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB).
Learn more at cgi.com.
SOURCE CGI Inc.