A|I: The AI Times – How large a neural network do we really need?
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Canada, France governments announce Declaration of the International Panel on AI
Today the Government of Canada made public the Declaration of the International Panel on Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), and…
Hinton, Bengio, Sutton participating in federal government AI advisory panel
The federal government has announced the creation of a new advisory council on artificial intelligence. The council will advise…
CIFAR and OSMO partner to give women training opportunities in AI
Two Canadian non-profits, OSMO and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), are partnering to launch the AI For…
Google invests $500,000 in Actua to develop AI education programs across Canada
Google has announced a grant of $500,000 to Actua, Canada’s largest STEM outreach organization, to develop an artificial…
BrainBox AI launches software to enable self-sustaining commercial buildings
Montreal-based BrainBox AI has announced the launch of a new product that combines deep learning, cloud-based computing and…
Startup Genome report finds cleantech, life sciences, AI put Canadian cities on global stage
Although only Toronto-Waterloo and Vancouver made Startup Genome’s top 30 list this year, several other Canadian cities…
Toronto-Waterloo takes top Canadian spot in startup ecosystem rankings, Vancouver nosedives
Vancouver’s place in the startup ecosystem rankings has significantly dropped, while Toronto-Waterloo is making a steady…
A|I: The AI Times – AI as a pun generator
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Co-founder of Layer 6, Vector Institute leaves TD Bank to launch $471 million CAD AI venture fund
Jordan Jacobs, the former co-founder of the Vector Institute and Layer 6 is leaving his position at TD Bank to focus on managing…
RBC adds AI-powered budgeting tool to its digital app
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently launched NOMI Budgets, a new AI-powered solution available through its mobile app, designed…
A|I: The AI Times – Tech vs. the police over AI use
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
IBM collaborating with University of Waterloo for quantum computing research
IBM is partnering with several universities through its IBM Q Network to further joint research in quantum computing, as well…
Heyday.ai raises $2 million for AI-powered shopping assistant
Montreal-based Heyday, a digital shopping assistant and live chat solution, has announced the close of a $2 million oversubscribed…
A|I: The AI Times – The societal implications of AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…