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    <label>Chart 1: Use of artificial intelligence by Canadian businesses remains limited</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in core business operations (share of firms)

Responses are to the question in the Business Leaders’ Pulse that asked, “To what extent does your firm use artificial intelligence (AI) in producing goods or delivering services?” Low use corresponds to the survey response of “Very infrequent use, in use experimentally or in pilot projects.”

Bank of Canada and Bank of Canada calculations]]></description>
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<label>Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in core business operations (share of firms)</label>
<description>Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in core business operations (share of firms)</description>
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<o k="Low use"><v s="SABA_CHAW20260819_C1_S1">29</v></o>
<o k="Moderate use"><v s="SABA_CHAW20260819_C1_S1">21</v></o>
<o k="Significant use"><v s="SABA_CHAW20260819_C1_S1">8</v></o>
<o k="Not using AI but plan to start using it in the next 12 months"><v s="SABA_CHAW20260819_C1_S1">11</v></o>
<o k="Not using AI and do not plan to use it in the next 12 months"><v s="SABA_CHAW20260819_C1_S1">28</v></o>
<o k="I don’t know"><v s="SABA_CHAW20260819_C1_S1">3</v></o>
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