In this episode, Contextere founder Gabe Batstone talks about what’s New with Contextere including:- iMAPLE: Big announcement next month at the AIAC Summit in Ottawa — more very soon.- ABB: Great work underway in the EU, with a focus on the DrivePilot opportunity.- On the road: Halifax for DEFSEC, followed by Germany for SPS.- We’re hiring: Lots of positions available; smart, driven people are always welcome.
We also get into:
– Canada’s opportunity to lead, how commercialization matters more than research.- The biggest AI opportunity over the next decade may be on factory floors, military bases, energy facilities, and field service operations.- Advancing the ABB DrivePilot opportunity and building brand leadership around Blue Collar AI- The Global AI Race Has Changed: The conversation is shifting from model races to sovereignty, adoption, trust, and execution.- AI Sovereignty: Nations are increasingly treating AI as strategic infrastructure.- The question is shifting from “Can AI do this?” to “Should AI do this, and how do we trust it?”

