"Godfather of deep learning" Geoffrey Hinton quits Google to warn against dangers of AI
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A|I: The AI Times – Google & Nvidia are betting on this Canadian startup to boost ML model performance

Plus: Hinton and Bengio among leaders signing new AI policy letter. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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Stuart Lombard, Ecobee founding CEO and president, announces retirement
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Ecobee’s Stuart Lombard retires, AI “godfathers” sign new policy letter

Plus: Wealthsimple’s CCO says a “lack of political will” harming FinTech innovation. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…

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BenchSci, Inovia, Ada among #CDNtech orgs pledging to fight workplace hate in wake of Israel-Hamas war
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BenchSci, Inovia, Ada among #CDNtech orgs pledging to fight workplace hate in wake of Israel-Hamas war

The pledge holds signatories to four commitments aimed at fostering safe and inclusive workplaces. A coalition of Canadian tech companies and investors has pledged…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Pharma giant Bayer moves deeper into digital health

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Yoshua Bengio
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A|I: The AI Times – Public letter escalation: Bengio & Hinton sign another warning

Plus: Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent and LG partner to build chips. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – FDA approves Elon Musk’s Neuralink for human clinical study
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – FDA approves Elon Musk’s Neuralink for human clinical study

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A|I: The AI Times – AbCellera and BenchSci secure big funding
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A|I: The AI Times – AbCellera and BenchSci secure big funding

Plus: Ex-OpenAI execs raise $450 million for rival Anthropic. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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AbCellera SIF funding announcement
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Canadian startup news of the week (5/28/23)

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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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. With the breakthrough of generative artificial intelligence (AI)…

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Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of Waabi.
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AltaML, Waabi, TrojAI among Vector Institute’s 20 Canadian AI startups to watch for 2023

The list was narrowed down from 150 startups. AltaML, Waabi, and TrojAI are among the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) startups to watch over the…

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