News Summary

• CBC News surveyed the largest cities in B.C.
• by population to find out how they're using artificial intelligence.
• Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby and Abbotsford said Microsoft's Copilot is approved for staff use.
• Richmond is also assessing Anthropic's Claude, adding that many of its existing software products now include AI features.
• None of the municipalities would share their AI policies or guidelines for staff, but some said existing policies, such as those around privacy, information security and electronic communication, govern AI use.