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Hi there,
We’ve seen some fantastic developments at Amii over the past month, including the announcement of $73 million for tech and innovation in Alberta’s 2022.23 Budget. With this renewed support, we are excited to further our work advancing the science of AI, nurturing the growth of one of the world’s best talent pipelines, and guiding businesses as they grow their in-house AI capabilities.
If you’ve been thinking about how your or your business can be part of the energy, here are a couple of great ways to connect with Alberta’s AI community:
We have loads of other great things in the works – and we can’t wait to share them with you in the coming months. For now, read below and discover the latest trends in machine learning, opportunities to develop new skills, and what’s happening in Alberta’s AI ecosystem.
See you soon,
The Ecosystems Project is an Alberta Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem Initiative supported by Amii and funded in part by Prairies Canada.
The initiative brought together nine organizations from non-profit, business and academia to establish viable uses for artificial intelligence and machine learning in health and data analytics. Get to know program participants in this month’s case studies:
From May 24-27, immerse yourself in the deep science of AI & ML, connect with industry leaders, explore career opportunities and learn more about how AI is driving the future success of our bright economic future.
Learn more and get your ticket now
March 18: AI Seminar – Amir Hossein Hosseini Akbarnejad
AI Seminar is a weekly meeting where researchers interested in AI can share their current research. This week's seminar features Amir Akbarnejad (PhD student, University of Alberta) on GPEX, a framework for interpreting artificial neural networks.
March 22: Amii's Virtual AI Meetup
Hosted by Amii's David Chan, this month’s meetup is all about how AI is being used to reduce our environmental impact! The event features Blindman Brewing co-founder Kirk Zembal and Amii & RLAI Lab graduate student Rohan Nuttall.
March 25-26: YYC Data Con
Organized by the YYC Data Society for the data community, this event will feature presentations on data science, analytics and data culture, as well as smaller breakout sessions for networking. Amii's James Bell (ML Scientist) will be speaking about the AI pilot at the Drayton Valley Water Treatment Plant.
March 25: AI Seminar – BioWare
AI Seminar is a weekly meeting where researchers interested in AI can share their current research. This week's seminar features a presentation from the Edmonton video game developer success story, BioWare.
April 1: AI Seminar – Horace Chan & Greg Coulombe
AI Seminar is a weekly meeting where researchers interested in AI can share their current research. This week's seminar features a presentation from Horace Chan and Greg Coulombe of Intuit.
April 6-8: EDA 2022 Leaders' Summit & Conference
Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) 2022 Leaders' Summit and Conference is Alberta's premiere economic development event. Amii COO Kirk Rockwell joins a panel on Technology & Digital Transformation.
Mar 26th 2024
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In this month's episode, Alona talks about how ChatGPT changed the public’s perception of what AI language models can do, instantly making most previous benchmarks seem out of date, and the excitement and intensity of working in a fast-moving field like AI.
Mar 18th 2024
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Google.org announces new research grants to support critical AI research in Canada focused on areas such as sustainability and the responsible development of AI. The grant will provide a total of $2.7 million in grant funding to Amii, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and the International Center of Expertise of Montreal on AI (CEIMIA).
Mar 11th 2024
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Amii CEO, Cam Linke, shares insight and advice for executives in a rapidly changing AI landscape.
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