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Hurtig Lecture on the Future of Canada: Canada's Role in Shaping Our AI Future

When
Sept. 19, 2024 - Sept. 19, 2024
7 – 10 p.m. MT
Where

University of Alberta - Timms Centre for the Arts (87 Avenue and 112 Street NW) & Online

Discover how Canada’s strengths, culture and values influence the responsible global development of AI.

Part of U of A Days, this event features:

  • Elissa Strome, Executive Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy at CIFAR, discussing Canada's opportunity to shape the future of AI.
  • A cross-disciplinary panel discussion, moderated by Geoffrey Rockwell, exploring the implications and innovations of AI in arts, computing science, the labour force, health and medicine. Panelists include Nidhi Hegde (Department of Computing Science), Ross Mitchell (Department of Medicine), and Nicole Denier (Department of Sociology).

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