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Last year was a transformative year for artificial intelligence. With the release of generative tools, like ChatGPT, and the impact of AI in our daily lives, artificial intelligence was top of mind, led global conversations and sparked AI trends that continue to prevail into 2024. As we embark on a new year we anticipate AI to make an even bigger impact on our world and how we live.
As a leader at the forefront of AI, Amii is thrilled to launch Approximately Correct: An AI Podcast from Amii. Hosted by Alona Fyshe, Amii Fellow, Canada CIFAR AI Chair, and Scott Lilwall, Amii’s Scientific Communicator, Approximately Correct delivers stories from the leading edge of AI research with compelling, rarely heard stories from Amii’s team of world-class researchers, leaders and thinkers. The podcast invites listeners to go beyond the buzzwords and hear the stories behind the science, meet the people advancing technology and learn about AI’s potential to transform our world from the people on the ground.
Whether you're an AI enthusiast, a seasoned tech expert, or simply curious about the future, Approximately Correct is your essential guide to the ever-changing world of artificial intelligence.
Listen to the teaser episode of Approximately Correct on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
Tune in to our first full episode on January 23, where we will be joined by Amii Fellow and Canada CIFAR AI Chair Michael Bowling as he goes in-depth about the Atari Benchmark.
Nov 7th 2024
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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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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 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.
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