Scale AI February 2023
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Scale AI’s COO explains how Canada can build an AI-powered economy

Clément Bourgogne says Scale AI is more focused on supply chains than generative AI. We have been talking about AI a lot on the…

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Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology
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Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology

Experts and leaders in the technology community are throwing their support behind the federal government’s proposed bill to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in Canada….

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Yoshua Bengio, major tech leaders call for six-month pause on advanced AI development in open letter
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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,…

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Coveo CEO Louis Têtu wants to take risk out of generative AI

“We’re very confident of our advance here,” says the CEO. As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly becomes commercialized, its potential for missteps also grows. Québec…

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Scale AI February 2023
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Federal government reveals breakdown of $700 million renewed commitment to Innovation Clusters

Renewed funding follows previous lobbying efforts to increase investments into clusters. Each of Canada’s five Global Innovation Clusters have been allotted their portion of…

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Government of Canada reveals plans for $360 million National Quantum Strategy
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A|I: The AI Times – Radical strategies for AI & quantum in Canada

Plus: Scale AI cuts 20% of its workforce. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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Attabotics secures $95 million CAD from EDC, Ontario Teachers’ to scale its warehouse robots
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A|I: The AI Times – With a new robot and fresh funding, Attabotics CEO says “the hard part’s done.”

Plus: Raquel Urtasun’s Waabi gears up to hit the road. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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FreshBooks, Plusgrade, Day & Ross among six Scale AI projects to receive $25 million

Funded projects vary in applications, from the travel industry to accounting. A cumulative $25 million has been invested into six Scale AI projects, combining…

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A|I: The AI Times – This AI won top prize at the state fair

Plus: Five months in, details on Canada’s new Innovation and Investment Agency remain sparse. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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A|I: The AI Times – AI companies secure massive funding despite economic downturn

Plus: D-Wave, Coveo, Canada Drives among companies receiving collective $50 million for Scale AI projects. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the…

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