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teChNOLOgy www.vanguardcanada.com OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020 39 PersPective W hen it comes to optimizing the performance of Canada's submarine fleet, it takes a lot of collaborative work from a group of experts and specialists from a vast array of disciplines. There are no small decisions when it comes to the safety of submariners. The Royal Canadian Navy's Victoria-Class Submarines (VCS) operate in an unforgiving environment and argu- ably push technology to extreme limits to ensure the mission's success. Seaspan Shipyards, a member of Team Victoria-Class, has been delivering sup- port to the VCS fleet since 2005. Provid- ing technology and services, implement- ing engineering solutions and enabling an innovative environment in pursuit of submariner safety is core to Seaspan's highly skilled workforce of 350 dedicated submarine experts. Seaspan is a trusted partner in delivering vital support with unparalleled depth of submarine sustain- ment experience. Sponsored Content WHEN SAFETY IS CRITICAL, THERE ARE NO SMALL DECISIONS Optimizing the performance of Canada's submarine fl eet takes an unwavering focus on safety and an unparalleled depth of submarine sustainment experience. With a dedicated world-class workforce of 350 submarine experts, we've been proudly supporting Canada's Victoria-Class submarines since 2005. © Babcock By tONy WiNteR, vice president, project And delivery To me it is evident that despite enable- ment by machines and the creation of "new" works using AI through compiling, synthesizing, modifying and re-arranging, at the end of the day there will always be a human creator behind the AI who will judge whether and when the AI work is complete. This person will ultimately take a position on any ethical questions that may arise, and the output will be subject to human judgement in terms of choices, editing, finalization, and release. AI in many ways is just another manifes- tation of humans using aids and props to improve and expand creativity, whether it is a Moog synthesizer, a smartphone cam- era, a music remixer, or mechanical art, so I don't see why AI enabled works should be put into a new category. We may have to do some adaptation and fine-tuning to ensure that the appropriate human creator is credited with the work, but at the end of the day underlying principles and estab- lished legal doctrines should continue to apply with respect to copyright in AI-gen- erated works, just as commonly-accepted values and ethics should apply to the appli- cation of AI in other spheres of daily life. Hugh Stephens has more than 35 years of government and business experience in the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Victoria, BC, Canada, he is currently Vice Chair of the Ca- nadian Committee on Pacific Economic Co- operation (CANCPEC), Senior Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Execu- tive Fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, and an associate faculty member in the School of Business at Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC. Before returning to Canada in December 2009, he was Senior Vice President (Public Policy) for Asia-Pacific for Time Warner for almost a decade, located at the company's regional headquarters in Hong Kong. In this capacity he managed Time Warner's pub- lic policy program in Asia Pacific for Turner Broadcasting, HBO, Warner Bros, Time Inc. and AOL. You can gain more insights from Hugh by visiting his blog at https://hugh- stephensblog.net. AI in many ways is just another manifestation of humans using aids and props to improve and expand creativity, whether it is a Moog synthesizer, a smartphone camera, a music remixer, or mechanical art, so I don't see why AI enabled works should be put into a new category.

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