{"id":6424,"date":"2026-06-22T20:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/tl\/?page_id=6424"},"modified":"2026-10-08T19:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:55:41","slug":"ai-technology-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"AI, Technology and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#f3f7f8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-b-dbl mob-pad-b-dbl mob-pad-t-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-info-box-overlap has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Strategic analysis and actionable insights on emerging technologies shaping how we live and work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"tl-fpb-1\"\n\tstyle=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-WEB-BANNER-EP-7-2026-1.png?quality=80&amp;w=4096);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;min-height:737px\" class=\"tl-featured-post-banner mar-b-dbl mob-mar-b-dbl wp-block-rbc-thought-leadership-blocks-featured-post-banner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__gradient\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"tl-pill tl-pill--banner\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/podcast\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tPodcast\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/clear-skies-direct-air-capture-and-canadas-advantage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClear skies: Direct air capture and Canada&#8217;s advantage\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tInside a new carbon-removal tech startup\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"tl-featured-post-banner__read-more\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/clear-skies-direct-air-capture-and-canadas-advantage\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-major-reports\" class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b mob-mar-b-dbl\">Major Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"most-recent-by-taxonomy-jscroll jscroll-wrapper\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-mar-t-dbl mar-t wp-block-rbc-most-recent-by-taxonomy most-recent-by-taxonomy-is-template-type-4\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-tl-large\" data-post-id=\"8792\">\n\t<div class=\"mrbt-tl-large__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-tl-large__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/license-to-build-unlocking-canadas-data-centre-potential\/\" class=\"mrbt-tl-large__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\tLicense to build: Unlocking Canada\u2019s data centre potential\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-tl-large__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">As Canada pursues a data centre build out, a framework has emerged focusing on three key pillars: power, price and permission. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-tl-large__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/Data-Centres-September-Banner_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-tl-large\" data-post-id=\"1806\">\n\t<div class=\"mrbt-tl-large__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-tl-large__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/sovereign-ai-shaping-canadas-next-digital-chapter\/\" class=\"mrbt-tl-large__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\tSovereign AI: Shaping Canada&#8217;s Next Digital Chapter\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-tl-large__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Four questions sit on the table for any Canadian firm of meaningful scale considering measures to increase its AI sovereignty<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-tl-large__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Sovereign-AI-Banner-Images_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Sovereign-AI-Banner-Images_Banner-wide.jpg 4095w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Sovereign-AI-Banner-Images_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Sovereign-AI-Banner-Images_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Sovereign-AI-Banner-Images_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Sovereign-AI-Banner-Images_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Sovereign-AI-Banner-Images_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infinite-handle rbc-load-more-button-container text-center mob-pad-t-hlf pad-t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/?current_page=2\" class=\"btn tertiary mar-t-0 rbc-load-more\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLoad More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Different markup between back-end server side render and front-end -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"category-results text-center mar-t-hlf text-xs\"><span>1<\/span> of 3<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-articles\" class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-dbl mob-mar-t-dbl mar-b mob-mar-b-dbl\">Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"most-recent-by-taxonomy-jscroll jscroll-wrapper\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t mob-mar-t-dbl wp-block-rbc-most-recent-by-taxonomy most-recent-by-taxonomy-is-template-type-5\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"9054\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Biotech-Companion-Piece-_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Biotech-Companion-Piece-_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Biotech-Companion-Piece-_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Biotech-Companion-Piece-_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Biotech-Companion-Piece-_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Biotech-Companion-Piece-_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Biotech-Companion-Piece-_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/the-billion-dollar-question-where-are-all-the-canadian-biotech-unicorns\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe billion-dollar question: Where are all the Canadian biotech unicorns?\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Biotech in Canada is admired in the lab but largely overlooked in capital markets<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"1785\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Blog-Image-Template-Miovision-rbc-explainer_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Blog-Image-Template-Miovision-rbc-explainer_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Blog-Image-Template-Miovision-rbc-explainer_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Blog-Image-Template-Miovision-rbc-explainer_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Blog-Image-Template-Miovision-rbc-explainer_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Blog-Image-Template-Miovision-rbc-explainer_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Blog-Image-Template-Miovision-rbc-explainer_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/how-digital-twins-are-solving-real-world-problems\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow Digital Twins are Solving Real World Problems\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">From a crippled spacecraft to city streets, the technology that mirrors the physical world is remaking how we build, move, and plan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"1767\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Trust-but-verify-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Trust-but-verify-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Trust-but-verify-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Trust-but-verify-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Trust-but-verify-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Trust-but-verify-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Trust-but-verify-Blog-Image_Banner-wide1.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/trust-but-verify-the-battle-to-fix-the-crisis-of-credibility\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTrust but verify: The battle to fix the crisis of credibility\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Wikipedia&#8217;s co-founder Jimmy Wales&#8217; latest book, Seven Rules of Trust, focuses on the global crisis of credibility and knowledge. Both are in short&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"1761\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Home-field-advantage-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Home-field-advantage-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Home-field-advantage-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Home-field-advantage-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Home-field-advantage-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Home-field-advantage-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/Home-field-advantage-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/home-field-advantage-how-to-scale-canadian-sport-tech\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHome-field advantage: How to scale Canadian sport tech\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Combining data, infrastructure, and talent development could drive a long-term, nation-building sport tech strategy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"1747\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/RBC-Explained-Blog-Image-Quantum_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/RBC-Explained-Blog-Image-Quantum_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/RBC-Explained-Blog-Image-Quantum_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/RBC-Explained-Blog-Image-Quantum_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/RBC-Explained-Blog-Image-Quantum_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/RBC-Explained-Blog-Image-Quantum_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/RBC-Explained-Blog-Image-Quantum_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/quantum-computing-explained\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tQuantum Computing. Explained.\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">What you need to know about this rapidly emerging field that can solve problems faster than a supercomputer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"1709\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/AI-Case-Study-Manulife_Banner-wide.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/AI-Case-Study-Manulife_Banner-wide.jpg 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/AI-Case-Study-Manulife_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/AI-Case-Study-Manulife_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/AI-Case-Study-Manulife_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/AI-Case-Study-Manulife_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/AI-Case-Study-Manulife_Banner-wide.jpg?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/turning-disruption-into-momentum-manulifes-ai-flywheel\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTurning Disruption into Momentum: Manulife\u2019s AI Flywheel\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">How a hands-on executive session turned AI from a niche experiment into a CEO-level agenda item<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infinite-handle rbc-load-more-button-container text-center mob-pad-t-hlf pad-t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/?current_page=2\" class=\"btn tertiary mar-t-0 rbc-load-more\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLoad More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Different markup between back-end server side render and front-end -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"category-results text-center mar-t-hlf text-xs\"><span>1<\/span> of 13<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-disruptors-podcast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disruptors Podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disruptors, hosted by John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, is our flagship podcast that explores how technology and innovation is reshaping the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"most-recent-by-taxonomy-jscroll jscroll-wrapper\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-most-recent-by-taxonomy most-recent-by-taxonomy-is-template-type-5\" data-mrbt-id=\"mrbt-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"9465\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Still-for-DeepSky@2x.png?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Still-for-DeepSky@2x.png 6181w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Still-for-DeepSky@2x.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Still-for-DeepSky@2x.png?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Still-for-DeepSky@2x.png?resize=1024,575 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Still-for-DeepSky@2x.png?resize=1536,863 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Still-for-DeepSky@2x.png?resize=2048,1150 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/clear-skies-direct-air-capture-and-canadas-advantage\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tClear skies: Direct air capture and Canada&#8217;s advantage\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Inside a new carbon-removal tech startup<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"9136\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-EP-6-Home-Page-Tile.png?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-EP-6-Home-Page-Tile.png 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-EP-6-Home-Page-Tile.png?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-EP-6-Home-Page-Tile.png?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-EP-6-Home-Page-Tile.png?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-EP-6-Home-Page-Tile.png?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-S11-EP-6-Home-Page-Tile.png?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/permission-to-fail-a-case-for-youth-entrepreneurship\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPermission to Fail: A case for youth entrepreneurship\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Ronnen Harary, co-founder of Spin Master, on why your 20s offer a unique entrepreneurial advantage and how AI is creating white space for agile&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jscroll-item mrbt-card-v5\" data-post-id=\"9007\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-EP-5-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.png?quality=80&amp;w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-EP-5-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.png 7250w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-EP-5-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.png?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-EP-5-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.png?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-EP-5-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.png?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-EP-5-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.png?resize=1536,742 1536w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/Disruptors-EP-5-Blog-Image_Banner-wide.png?resize=2048,989 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mrbt-card-v5__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title mar-t-0 mar-b-0 h4\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/digital-refineries-data-centres-as-albertas-new-resource\/\" class=\"mrbt-card-v5__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDigital Refineries: Data centres as Alberta&#8217;s new resource\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mrbt-card-v5__excerpt mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Alberta&#8217;s tech minister Nate Glubish on attracting AI data centres without subsidies, protecting the grid and turning natural gas into intelligence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infinite-handle 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