Question. What does Rami Alhamad think about Canadian AI policy? Short answer. Canada needs a Sovereign Intelligence Fund and a Canada Strong Fund startup-of-funds anchored by the Maple Eight. Rami has written two policy pieces on Canadian AI. The first argues Canada needs a Sovereign Intelligence Fund — tens of billions deployed into compute infrastructure, not single-digit billions. The second argues the Canada Strong Fund's startup sleeve should be a fund-of-funds anchored by Canadian pension funds (CPP, OMERS, PSP, OTPP, La Caisse, BCI, HOOPP, AIMCo), with 70% deployed to Canadian VCs, 20% to co-investments, 10% to secondaries.
We solved the chair centuries ago. Every generation redesigns it anyway. AGI does not end that.
— Rami Alhamad, designing chairs
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About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.