Carney Says No Single Country Can Shape New World Order Ahead of G7

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that no single institution, grouping, or country can provide all answers in a rapidly shifting world order. He spoke during a visit to Ireland ahead of the G7 meeting scheduled for Monday in Evian-les-Bains, France. Carney said a day earlier that the strands of a new world order could be woven at the upcoming G7 summit.

He added that some countries will be on the same page about issues like taking action on artificial intelligence and child safety. "Canada, very much at the forefront, will take child safety seriously and feel that laissez-faire is not the answer to child safety," Carney said. "And so we will take steps.

The Liberal government introduced an online harms bill last week that includes a plan to force social media companies to ban kids under 16 from their platforms. Bill C-34 would also regulate AI chatbots. The government is set to introduce a new privacy bill this week that will include protections for children's data and measures ensuring Canadians' data is not used for surveillance pricing.

Australia became the first country to introduce a ban on social media for those under a certain age. Countries including Malaysia, Brazil, Indonesia, Britain, France, Spain, Denmark, Thailand and South Korea have introduced or are considering similar age-restriction measures on social media.

U.S. President Donald Trump to block use of Anthropic's latest AI models by foreign nationals. U.S. directive. "There are some risks that they have identified," Carney said.

U.S. regarding the AI model restrictions. Carney said the situation with Mythos and Fable shows a need to diversify AI models. "The situation we're in collectively right now with Mythos and Fable is something that can happen with over-reliance," he said.