Tag: mila
A|I: The AI Times – Quantum pioneer D-Wave gets $50M lifeline
Plus: Mila secures $21 million from Québec government to support ethical AI. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine…
Canadian startup news of the week (4/16/23)
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…
Mila secures $21 million from Québec government to support ethical AI research, projects
The provincial government also invested $14.3 million into ten incubators, accelerators. The Québec government is investing $21 million over three years into Montreal-based artificial…
BetaKit’s most-read stories of March show #CDNtech sector struggles continue, government’s innovation promises continue to lag
SVB collapse kicked off a month that included new layoffs, bankruptcies, and AI disruptions. With spring officially here, BetaKit’s most-read stories for the month…
A|I: The AI Times – Bill Gates is blogging about AI now
Plus: Alberta gives $30 million to AI research. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…
Yoshua Bengio, major tech leaders call for six-month pause on advanced AI development in open letter
Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and DeepMind scientists also signed the letter. Yoshua Bengio, the co-founder of Montréal-based Mila, along with hundreds of tech leaders,…
Mila, UNESCO warn against use of AI in “harmful contexts” in joint book on AI governance
Though 2022 was marked by mass layoff in tech, it also saw the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) that was thrust into mass…
Google opens new Montréal office, commits $2.75 million to Québec tech
Google finally opens new Montréal office after big 2020 commitment to expand in Canada. Google has opened its new office in downtown Montréal and…
VMware launches new AI centre in Montréal
Next G-AI Research and Innovation Centre adds to Montréal AI cluster. Montréal’s artificial intelligence (AI) cluster just got larger. Enterprise cloud computing and software…
A|I: The AI Times – Exploring the city Google couldn’t buy
Plus: Protein industries secures $30 million, launches AI-focused co-investment program. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…