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The 2019 CIFAR Deep Learning & Reinforcement Learning Summer School has concluded. Hosted by Amii and CIFAR from July 24 to August 2, 2019, this amazing and inspiring two weeks brought together the world’s brightest graduate students, post-docs and professionals to cover the foundational research, new developments and real-world applications of deep learning and reinforcement learning.
Highlights of the event include:
Prior to DLRL Summer School, the inaugural Summer Institute on AI and Society was held from July 21 to 24. Co-convened by CIFAR, the AI PULSE program at UCLA School of Law, and Amii, Summer Institute brought together 40 interdisciplinary experts for engaging conversations and productive workshops on the impacts and effects of AI in society.
Check out some highlights from the event using the hashtag #DLRLSS or via Amii’s Twitter moments of Week One and Week Two!
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L’École d’été sur l’apprentissage profond et l’apprentissage par renforcement 2019 du CIFAR, organisée par l’Amii et le CIFAR, a attiré 300 des plus brillants étudiants diplômés et postdoctorants de 36 pays qui ont pu découvrir les recherches de pointe menées par les plus grands chercheurs du Canada sur l’apprentissage profond et l’apprentissage par renforcement.
Le tout premier Institut d’été sur l’IA et la société s’est tenu du 21 au 24 juillet, juste avant l’École d’été DLRL. Organisé conjointement par le CIFAR, le programme AI PULSE de l’École de droit de l’Université de la Californie à Los Angeles et l’Amii, l’Institut d’été a réuni 40 experts interdisciplinaires qui ont pris part à des conversations stimulantes et à des ateliers productifs sur les impacts et les effets de l’IA sur la société.
Jetez un coup d’œil à certains des faits saillants de l’événement à l’aide dumot-clic #DLRLSS ou par l’entremise des moments Twitter de l’Amii,Première semaine etDeuxième semaine!
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