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Canada is fast becoming a leader in artificial intelligence, with innovators across the country finding new ways of using automation for everything…
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Canada has all the ingredients needed to take advantage of the coming artificial intelligence revolution – a shift that promises to supercharge the…
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Reid Hoffman has made a gift of $2.45 million to the University of Toronto’s iSchool to establish a chair to study how the new era of artificial…
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How can data be presented in a way that is artistically visual and has meaning? Can you train an artificial intelligence (AI) network to predict…
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Deep learning algorithms allow computers to learn from large amounts of data and are known for advancing the state of the art in the…
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LG Electronics believes the University of Toronto’s expertise in artificial intelligence will make life better for the company and its…
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Artificial intelligence, or AI, holds real potential for improving both the speed and accuracy of medical diagnostics. But before clinicians can…
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Samsung has added its name to Toronto’s thriving artificial intelligence network, opening its Toronto AI Centre in the MaRS Discovery District on…
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Machine learning, a popular subfield of artificial intelligence that is revolutionizing everything from legal research to medical diagnostics,…
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The ability of artificial intelligence – and deep learning algorithms in particular – to recognize images has created much excitement in recent years,…
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A University of Toronto startup that uses artificial intelligence to develop treatments for genetic diseases has forged a partnership with a U.S.…
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A University of Toronto startup using artificial intelligence to speed drug discovery has raised US$45 million to fund growth – yet another example of…