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December 6, 2017

The shape of our neurons may indicate our brains actually employ a type of learning, dubbed “deep learning,” that was developed to drive artificial…

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December 1, 2017

With the advent of artificial intelligence, creative thinking will become even more critical, writes the University of Toronto's Greg Wells,…

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November 29, 2017

There are bound to be critics, but deep learning “godfather” and head Google researcher Geoffrey Hinton says his latest contribution to the…

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November 14, 2017

The marriage of artificial intelligence, or AI, and music at the University of Toronto attracted worldwide attention last year when researchers…

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November 8, 2017

Sanja Fidler has a back-of-the-envelope way to track Toronto’s rapid emergence as a global centre for artificial intelligence, or AI: the number…

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November 2, 2017

Geoffrey Hinton may be the "godfather" of deep learning, a suddenly hot field of artificial intelligence, or AI – but that doesn't mean…

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October 26, 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed his nerd-in-chief reputation and outlined his government’s vision to capitalize on Canada’s early lead in…

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October 25, 2017

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is poised to unleash another technological revolution and businesses need to embrace the coming change or risk being…

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October 24, 2017

Markus Dubber’s first brush with artificial intelligence, or AI, occurred in an unlikely place: a performance of his daughter’s choir. The director…

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October 23, 2017

The portrayal of artificial intelligence in Blade Runner 2049 takes on a nuance absent in the original film. In addition to the advanced intelligence…

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October 18, 2017

Ontario is planning a 25 per cent increase in the number of STEM graduates over the next five years, and will give $30 million to the Vector Institute…

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October 2, 2017

It was Vincent Tembo's keen interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning and the University of Toronto’s ground-breaking work in deep…