Vancouver Mayor says misinformation has been growing following his latest comments at Web Summit that he used AI tools to do most of his work in the background. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim pauses while speaking during an announcement about a fan zone during the FIFA World Cup, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver mayor uses ’11 AI agents’ to do work, but says it’s strictly personal
May 13, 2026 | 4:11 PM
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VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is clarifying his remarks that he uses “11 AI agents” to do a lot of his work, saying it’s in a strictly personal capacity.
Sim had praised the efficiency of AI tools at the Web Summit in Vancouver on Tuesday, saying he expects AI to be 64 times better in three years.
He said he uses AI agents to do a lot of his work “in the background,” but online critics including rival mayoral candidate Kareem Allam questioned whether he was sharing government data or residents’ personal information.
Sim says in a statement on Wednesday that the AI agents or tools he used were on a personal computer that has never been brought to city hall or connected to its networks.
