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Perspectives
Long-form essays and interviews on AI, leadership, economic resilience, and the forces reshaping Canada, from Perry Kinkaide and the KEI Network community.
Fact or Fiction: “Your call is NOT important to us”
Fact or Fiction - “Your call is NOT important to us" FACT: Waiting—for hours—has become Canada’s new welcome mat at telecom call centres, CRA help desks, and hospital “emergency” rooms. FICTION: That
KEI Network – Issue #231 – Safety, Security, and Surveillance
Its benefits are extraordinary, but so are the risks: biased policing, wrongful arrests, and surveillance systems that erode privacy. Yet these early applications are only the beginning. As AI evolves
Fact or Fiction: AI Is Humanity’s Most Influential Invention
Fact or Fiction: AI Is Humanity’s Most Influential Invention The printing press spread literacy. But does artificial intelligence surpass them all? Unlike past inventions that extended human muscle or
KEI Network – Issue #230 – AI and OUR Future – Caring, Empathy, and Algorithms
Today, with education, the internet, and now AI, knowledge is no longer exclusive. Authority is compromised increasing the value of caring, compassion, and conscience — empathy in action, judgment in
Fact or Fiction: Peace in Our Time
Trump Is Not Chamberlain The phrase “peace for our time” has haunted history since Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich in 1938, claiming to have secured peace through concession. Within a year, H
KEI Network – Issue #229 – AI and OUR Future – Media in the Machine Age
Soon after came my morning dose of global media: Russia ignoring pleas to stop, instead filling the skies with more death—images of apartment blocks and homes burning across Ukraine. Children carrying
Fact or Fiction: USA – In Decline
USA – in Decline Few questions stir more debate than whether the United States is in decline. Economists, strategists, and pundits all weigh in—but the answer depends as much on perception as on reali
KEI Network – Issue #228 – AI and OUR Future – Rewriting of Industry
This edition of the KEI Network newsletter and associated webinar, explore how AI is not only making these sectors more efficient, but also redefining what productivity, sustainability, and competitiv
Fact or Fiction: Capitalism Resilient?
Edited from The Economist, July 19, 2025 For more than a decade, the global economy has defied repeated shocks—populist politics, authoritarian shifts, war, and a pandemic—while continuing to grow. Si
KEI Network – Issue #227 – AI and Our Future – The Business of Inteligence
Our feature, AI in Business: The Efficiency Paradox, asks whether cutting costs alone can fuel lasting growth, or if innovation is essential. The newsletter and associated webinar explore how automati
Fact or Fiction: News or Views?
See also https://troymedia.com/viewpoint/why-canadian-news-outlets-have-lost-public-trust/ Once trusted for facts, Canadian news outlets now blur news and opinion, leaning on advocacy instead of balan
KEI Network – Issue #226 – After the Crossoads – Introducing AI and Our Future
The rapid global pursuit of accessible super-intelligence marks a historic inflection point—one that raises profound questions about the future of productivity, power, and purpose. For centuries, econ