"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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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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"Godfather of deep learning" Geoffrey Hinton quits Google to warn against dangers of AI
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Hinton, Bengio, among 24 expert signatories with policy-focused AI recommendations in new letter

Signatories include multiple CIFAR chair members behind Canada’s Pan-Canadian AI Strategy. Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio have added their…

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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. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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CIFAR names eight new AI chairs as part of second phase of federal AI strategy

CIFAR also awarded five-year renewals to seven AI chairs appointed in 2017. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) continues to add and…

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A|I: The AI Times – U of T gets an AI nod from Eric Schmidt

Plus: CIFAR appoints 8 new AI chairs. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation…

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CIFAR appoints 8 new AI chairs as Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy enters phase two

CIFAR is responsible for implementing the $443 million federal AI strategy. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) has named eight new artificial intelligence…

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