Yoshua Bengio, Canada CIFAR AI Chair @Mila_Quebec, has been named to the #TIME100 list of the most influential people of 2024.
Read @geoffreyhinton's thoughtful reflection on Bengio's career and contributions to the AI sphere:
https://t.co/MXEDDXkp0e
CIFAR’s two new Solution Networks, Integrated AI for Health Imaging + AI for Diabetes Prediction and Prevention, aim to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes in Canada.
Read about their first meetings: https://t.co/sNpoMmGgNf
On Feb 22, Elissa Strome, Executive Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy will be a speaker at the @MaRSDD Impact AI event, which brings together leaders in AI with a focus on responsibly commercializing AI innovation.
Register today: https://t.co/d0I3mz2nYA
⌛Today is your last day to apply for #DLRL2024!
Graham Taylor, Vector Faculty Member, @UofG Prof, Canada @CIFAR_News AI Chair & @_NextAI Academic Director says #DLRL is where bright minds go to kickstart their AI research careers.
Your future is waiting! Don’t wait and apply now👇
https://t.co/vuJ1RAUbBe
Five leaders in AI research were today named Canada CIFAR AI Chairs at @AmiiThinks, @Mila_Quebec and @VectorInst advancing Canadian leadership in priority areas of AI including health, language, fundamental science and #ResponsibleAI.
https://t.co/z6teFUxqwo
Thank you @CIFAR_News , it's official.
I am happy to announce that I have been awarded a Canada CIFAR AI Chair 🥳🎉
I am very grateful to CIFAR, @Mila_Quebec and @mcgillu
LLMs that span diverse areas of neuroscience can bridge gaps between different areas of research and uncover important scientific breakthroughs.
Read more from Canada CIFAR AI Chairs @Mila_Quebec@danilobzdok and @sivareddyg in @TheNeuro_MNI:
https://t.co/8bxcFV3PYm
Canada's got AI talent — let's keep it here.
As Elissa Strome explains, the AI ecosystem has about 670 startups and a lot of talent. More investment and targeted policies will help them make their mark on the global stage.
https://t.co/xvFzLxh62s
To maintain Canada's advantage in responsible AI we need a whole ecosystem approach with range of policy measures & investments for talent and compute infrastructure: CIFAR's Elissa Strome in Policy Options.
https://t.co/wpDyr7BXgJ
🇨🇦 Canada welcomes AI trainees from around the world 🌍 to Toronto for the #DLRL Summer School: 10 days of intense #AI learning, taught by renowned researchers.
Apply by Feb 16.
Hosted by CIFAR & @VectorInst with @AmiiThinks & @Mila_Quebec
https://t.co/9DEDG7JbTj
In celebration of #InternationalWomensDay, #CIFARtalks brings together a dynamic virtual panel to uncover the roadblocks that still exist for women in research, and the work being done to overcome them. Join us on Feb 28 @ 12 pm EST: https://t.co/QiBUkRKUwt
#IWD2024
Canada CIFAR AI Chair Foutse Khomh (@SWATLab@Mila_Quebec) is analyzing the gaps between principles and practice in AI policies to ensure AI systems do not cause harm as they deliver benefits.
Read about his impact through the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy: https://t.co/NsR1TBjokf
I feel compelled to retweet this one by @karaswisher . It’s not about me, but all of us in AI, all of the incredible “godmothers”, pioneers, active researchers, students from all walks of life. I also have “binders of them”, who have so inspired me &the world of AI for so long.😍
Canada is rich in AI talent, thanks in large part to the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy and the national AI institutes @AmiiThinks@Mila_Quebec@VectorInst. How do we keep that talent here?
Read @thelogic’s ‘Canada’s AI Advantage’ series: https://t.co/dLEu7BrvZc
Today, 1 in 5 Canadians are using generative AI at work or school and Canadian-led research is leading the way in advancing its responsible adoption.
Learn how the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy at CIFAR impacted the development of #GenerativeAI over the years: https://t.co/cunftdIczu
Enjoying @the_logic's special series on Canadian AI. Tearing our attention away from the OpenAI drama this week, there is SO much happening here in 🇨🇦, where we got a head start on the science & talent driving the technology.... great reporting by @muradhem.
Early Canadian talent and investment helped pave the way for modern AI technology, says Executive Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy Elissa Strome in a new article in @thelogic by @muradhem.
Read the full article: https://t.co/i6VLReu3fR
Current efforts to regulate AI focus on reducing harms & risks, but what about the impacts of AI on the very act of regulation??
Read the latest in our AI Insights series, coauthored by Canada CIFAR AI Chair @ghadfield of @TorontoSRI:
https://t.co/5bn9QezQ1R