China, Russia targeting Canada's artificial intelligence know-how, CSIS warns

Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, adjusts a translation aid as he waits to appear before a Special Committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 6.Spencer Colby Canada's spy service warns that adversaries will turn to espionage and foreign interference tactics to target the country's increasingly important artificial-intelligence sector. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says in a newly released analytical brief that countries including China and Russia can be expected to "pursue Canada's AI through all available vectors" - from state-sponsored investment to the use of covert operatives. The analysis by the spy agency's intelligence assessments…