'Data is the new bison': Indigenous panel discusses the risks and rewards of AI

The roundtable, entitled, “AI and Indigenous Economic Reconciliation: Powering Communities in the Digital Economy,” took place at the annual Forward Summit at on Tsuut'ina Nation.

Panelists Erin Creegan-Dougherty, Mick Elliott, Jason Carter and moderator Jorge Aviles discussed the promises and perils of the AI boom at the Forward Summit on Wednesday at the Grey Eagle Resort and Casino.

This story was originally published in Alberta Native News.

Panelists contrasted the environmental and data security perils of the widespread adopti…