Aidan Gomez, co-founder of Cohere, in June. Cohere and the federal government have signed a memorandum of understanding to bring AI to the public service. This agreement says Cohere would still have to compete against other companies for Ottawa's business.

The federal government is working with Toronto-based AI startup Cohere Inc. to look for ways to deploy artificial intelligence across its operations.

Cohere and Ottawa have signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, to bring AI to the public service. An MOU is not a legally binding contract, and neither party has disclosed any specific projects under way. Cohere would still have to compete for government business.

But the agreement highlights Cohere’s desire to sell its tools to the public sector – and the government’s desire to us

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