The Canadian government is preparing new rules on how copyright holders should be compensated when their work is used by AI systems, as it also weighs age restrictions on social media and tighter regulation of AI chatbots. Evan Solomon, Canada ’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, was speaking at Web Summit Vancouver. He talked up the opportunity around artificial intelligence following a series of splashy announcements including C$66M of funding for over forty AI projects, and a huge new AI data center in British Columbia developed with Telus. Solomon also opened up on the challenge of controlling AI and social media, in terms of protecting the public and also stakeholders from the film, TV and music industries. “We’re open to the opportunities about social media and AI and we’re candid about the concerns,” Solomon said. “We are looking very carefully at age restrictions on social media, as Manitoba and Australia have done. We’re looking at AI chat bots.…