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Breakthroughs & Kudos
💻 A new study led by Western University neuroimaging expert Marieke Mur explores why computers have yet to master human-like visual recognition. Full story
Governance & Society
🚨 Yoshua Bengio, one of the 'Godfathers of AI' has called for a pause on the technology that he helped to create. Full story
🧑💻 Brenda Benson, a grade 12 teacher at Ontario's Pickering College in Newmarket has come up with a plan to assess homework done with the chatbot's help. Full story
🫢 Nicholas Walker, a teacher at Collège Ahuntsic in Montreal is using detection software to find out if ChatGPT is doing students' assignments for them. Full story
🧑🏫 A high school in Medicine Hat, Alberta is adopting AI into the classroom, teaching students how to use it and encouraging those facing a problem to "ask GPT". Full story
⛑ The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is urging policy-makers and the technology industry to address security threats before “smart city” platforms are widely adopted. Full story
🎨 A new exhibit at Banff, Alberta's Walter Phillips Gallery by artists Stephanie Comilang and Simon Speiser focuses on a fictitious omniscient AI named Piña. Full story
Healthcare & Public Safety
🩻 Ashley Casovan, head of the Responsible AI Institute, feels we need to ensure there’s rigorous oversight and inclusivity in healthcare applications of AI . Full story
🎗Scientists at the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have developed an AI that can accurately predict how long a patient will live by reading their doctor’s notes. Full story
👀 A new study by Marilyn Abate at KPMG Canada has revealed that AI/ML and biometrics are effective tools to prevent and detect fraud fraudsters grow more sophisticated, Full story
Business, Funding, & Investment
🌎 Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) has launched a program to help small Ontario manufacturers automate production and reduce their environmental footprint. Full story
🔬 Deloitte Canada has launched a 'Generative AI Lab' to allow business visitors to prototype, test, and vet their generative AI ideas in 2-day lab sessions. Full story
⛓ The DMZ incubator at Toronto Metropolitan University is working with startups focused on revamping supply chain logistics using AI. Full story
📣 Eugene Belilovsky and Mirco Ravanelli, assistant professors at Corcordia University have received $189K to develop a new intelligence processing unit (IPU) server. Full story
🧐 Recent advance like OpenAI’s GPT-3 technology have dramatically changed expectations of conversational AI and renewed interest in Canadian companies. Full story
Sustainability & Cleantech
🍁 Ottawa-based RANOVUS Inc. has secured $36M via Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada to build eco-friendly chips for next-gen AI. Full story
🖥 Toronto cleantech startup Adaptis has closed a $2M CAD pre-seed round to expand, automate, and optimize its building adaptation platform. Full story
⚡️ BluWave-ai has released an AI-based load predictor to help optimize the Ontario electricity System. It was trained on years of historical system demand and weather data. Full story
Canada Artificial Intelligence News: Agriculture & Food Security
🍔 Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University says that OpenAI In could be a game-changer for the food industry and help reduce waste. Full story
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