Canada’s AI ecosystem by the numbers: a lot of government and investor money being spent

Canada has been a trailblazer in artificial intelligence (AI) in many ways: the work of Canadian scientists and institutions laid the foundations for today’s AI systems, including Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio’s research on deep neural networks. Eight years ago, Canada became the first country in the world to launch a national AI strategy. And this year, the country joined the modest ranks of nations that have appointed a national AI minister. Read More