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Getting a Machine To Learn: 20 Years of AI Excellence at Amii
We've come a long way in the past 20 years. Discover how the Amii grew from an idea among researchers at the University of Alberta into the world-leading centre for AI research it is today. Founding researcher One of Amii's founding researchers, Randy Goebel, and COO Kirk Rockwell take a look back at those early days, the fight to keep the idea alive and the future of AI research.
Get a chance to have a coffee on us and meet the founding minds behind what would become Amii: come join our Coffee Catch-up May 25 with Randy Goebel, Russ Greiner, Rob Holte and Jonathan Schaeffer.
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Nov 7th 2024
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AI for Good: Harnessing AI to Keep Online Spaces Safe for Indigenous Communities
Amii partners with pipikwan pêhtâkwan and its startup company wâsikan kisewâtisiwin, to harness AI in efforts to challenge misinformation about Indigenous People and include Indigenous People in the development of AI. The project is supported by the PrairiesCan commitment to accelerate AI adoption among SMEs in the Prairie region.
Nov 7th 2024
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Russ Greiner named recipient of the 2024 Brockhouse Canada Prize
Amii Fellow and Canada CIFAR AI Chair Russ Greiner and University of Alberta researcher and collaborator David Wishart were awarded the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Nov 6th 2024
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Amii founding member Jonathan Schaeffer retiring from university after 40 years of game-changing AI
Amii founding member Jonathan Schaeffer has spent 40 years making huge impacts in game theory and AI. Now he’s retiring from academia and sharing some of the insights he’s gained over his impressive career.
