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June 2022 AI Meetup Recap: Stratospheric Balloons
Amii’s Virtual AI Meetup is a monthly event where AI researchers, professionals and enthusiasts gather to learn and chat about AI-related topics.
The June 21, 2022 edition of the Meetup was all about stratospheric balloons!
Hosted by Amii's Jubair Sheikh (Associate Machine Learning Scientist), the event featured Marlos C. Machado (Fellow & Canada CIFAR AI Chair at Amii) on his work applying reinforcement learning to autonomously navigate Loon stratospheric balloons.
Thanks to all who were able to join us! If you missed the Meetup, watch it now:
Attend our next AI Meetup on July 19, all about technical and non-technical career paths in AI – RSVP now!
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