"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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CCES suggests a uniform model tackle match-fixing
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CCES suggests a uniform model tackle match-fixing

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has come out with certain suggestions regarding the formulation of a uniform model for putting a stop…

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UBC, BC Cancer researchers develop AI model to predict cancer survival rates
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – BC researchers have an AI model that predicts cancer survival rates

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UBC, BC Cancer researchers develop AI model to predict cancer survival rates
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UBC, BC Cancer researchers develop AI model to predict cancer survival rates

The AI model can predict survival outcomes within six months, 36 months, 60 months. In recent years, the healthcare sector has been widening its…

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Shopify changes employee compensation model: “being a manager now has no effect on compensation”
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Shopify changes employee compensation model: “being a manager now has no effect on compensation”

Shopify employees are now either managers or crafters, but not both. First, it eliminated meetings. Now, Shopify is altering how it views and pays…

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Interaxon secures $9.5 million USD to roll out subscription model for brain sensing headband, Muse

The subscription program is set to launch in Q1 next year. Toronto-based neurotechnology startup Interaxon has closed a $12.1 million CAD ($9.5 million USD)…

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Volley founder aims to leverage Andela experience to build similar model for sales talent
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Volley founder aims to leverage Andela experience to build similar model for sales talent

Volley aims to fill top-of-funnel sales talent gap for B2B SaaS companies. With his new startup, Toronto-based Volley, founder and CEO Ian Carnevale plans…

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Requity Homes closes $1.2 million to expand rent-to-own home ownership model to Western Canada
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Requity Homes closes $1.2 million to expand rent-to-own home ownership model to Western Canada

Requity wants to apply what Divvy Homes and Landis are doing in the US to Canada. As home ownership in Canada becomes increasingly less…

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