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Plus: Bessemer and SoftBank bet big on AI.
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“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.
A|I: The AI Times – Geoffrey Hinton issues warning, Cohere is soaring
Plus: IBM to pause hiring for jobs that AI could do.
American biotech Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies, Cyclica and Valence
“Policymakers should look to understand why so many promising tech companies choose to sell themselves.”
Next Canada names startups in latest cohorts for its three accelerators
Next AI participants can receive up to $100,000.
Report: powerful, new foundation models set to transform how businesses use AI
Accenture report outlines the next generation of AI on its way.
A|I: The AI Times – EU proposes new copyright rules for generative AI as OpenAI adds ChatGPT privacy options
Plus: Ray Kurzweil weighs in on calls to pause AI development.
BrainBox AI acquires ABB technology in its mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in buildings
Québec government and ABB invest $27 million CAD to aid BrainBox AI help retailers use less energy.
“Godfather of deep learning” Geoffrey Hinton quits Google to warn against dangers of AI
Hinton left his decade-long tenure at Google to speak openly about new AI fears.