Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio warn “risk of extinction from AI” in public letter
Signatories include OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Vector Institute and Mila researchers, and musician Grimes.
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Ex-Panache, ScaleUp partners team up to launch new early-stage VC fund CMD Capital
As funding has dried up, David Dufresne and Matt Roberts say they plan to lead and price early-stage rounds.
Cognosys raises $2-million seed round to create AI personal assistants
Vancouver startup attracts prominent investors, including Google Ventures, Cohere
BenchSci closes $95-million CAD Series D to expand AI drug-discovery platform
BenchSci aims to help pharma companies speed up R&D using AI.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s Sam Altman says this Canadian city should become a hub for AI
Plus: ServiceNow commits $1 billion to AI-based enterprise startups.
AbCellera receives $300 million in combined government funding for biotech campus
The $701-million project aims to build a “state-of-the-art” campus, add 400 jobs.
Caucus group launched to deal with emerging technology like AI, blockchain
Concerns over the pace of blockchain, artificial intelligence spur group to grapple with regulation and innovation
A|I: The AI Times – At I/O, Google makes up for lost time
Plus: Bessemer and SoftBank bet big on AI.
“The revolution has launched”: OpenAI’s Sam Altman charts the promise and peril of AI at Toronto event
Sam Altman has become the world’s most powerful optimist.
ChrysaLabs raises $15 million to help farmers unearth soil data using AI
ChrysaLabs’ soil-testing tech has been used on over two million acres of farmland.
Three Canadian startups hiring AI and machine learning roles right now
Top Hat, Coveo, and BenchSci are looking for candidates to build upon AI in their platforms.
Startups SensaioTech, OroraTech look to mitigate wildfires with early detection services
Canadian wildfires cost more than $1 billion annually.
Koïos Intelligence raises $6.5 million to expand conversational AI assistant for insurance brokers
Koïos claims its AI assistant achieves a 30 percent shorter waiting time than call centres.
BDC, Vanedge invest in semiconductor startup Bonsai Micro to create advanced wireless networks
Bonsai Micro’s co-founders come from notable BC semiconductor company PMC-Sierra.
Attabotics sues Canadian Tire over warehouse fire
Robotics supply chain startup alleges damages including loss of business opportunities.