The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, June 4, edition that Canadian MPs and senators have joined a U.K.-based campaign urging a halt to superintelligent artificial intelligence development. The Globe's Marie Woolf and Sean Silcoff write that the Control/AI group warns that such systems could threaten national security and human oversight. They project that superintelligent AI could emerge before 2030, but no methods currently exist to control it. Their warning coincides with AI Minister Evan Solomon's upcoming announcement of the government's AI strategy. The Canadian arm of the campaign announced support from Liberal MP Judy Sgro, Conservative MP William Stevenson, Bloc Quebecois heritage critic Martin Champoux, and several senators. Ms. Sgro said: "National security has to be at the basis of everything we do. Nobody can be blind." The "godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton, said intelligent AI is a crucial challenge to confront. He said Wednesday: "It is inspiring to see Canadian parliamentarians on both sides of the aisle directly confront the risk posed by superintelligence. This is one of the defining challenges of our era, and it will shape the life of every Canadian citizen. It's about time we address it."