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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Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio warn “risk of extinction from AI” in public letter

Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio warn of “risk of extinction” from AI as more industry leaders ring the alarm to regulate the technology. Canadian…

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Caucus group launched to deal with emerging technology like AI, blockchain

Concerns over the pace of blockchain, artificial intelligence spur group to grapple with regulation and innovation A Member of Parliament and a Canadian…

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American biotech Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies, Cyclica and Valence
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American biotech Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies, Cyclica and Valence

“Policymakers should look to understand why so many promising tech companies choose to sell themselves.” An American biotech company is acquiring Cyclica and Valence…

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Report: powerful, new foundation models set to transform how businesses use AI
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Report: powerful, new foundation models set to transform how businesses use AI

Accenture report outlines the next generation of AI on its way. A report from Accenture says that while artificial intelligence (AI) is still in…

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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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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…

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A|I: The AI Times – Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT

Plus: Anthropic’s $5B, 4-year plan to take on OpenAI. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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Federal #Budget2023 includes cleantech commitments, little else for innovation
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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…

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A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman isn’t worried—but Yoshua Bengio is

Plus: Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news…

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