Artificial Intelligence October 27, 2018

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Predicting Alzheimer’s disease with artificial intelligence

Globalnews.caOct. 25, 2018
Researchers can now predict decline towards Alzheimer’s disease up to 5 years in advance thanks to artificial intelligence. Find out more with Global’s Laura …

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Artwork created with artificial intelligence fetches more than $400K US …

CBC.caOct. 25, 2018
The Portrait of Edmond Belamy is a work of art created by artificial intelligence. It became the first AI generated portrait ever to be auctioned. It was sold at …

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Accenture’s The AI Effect Podcast Launches Season 2; Unites Artificial …

Canada NewsWire (press release)Oct. 25, 2018
Accenture’s The AI Effect Podcast Launches Season 2; Unites Artificial IntelligenceLeaders to Discuss Challenges and Benefits of AI Adoption in Canada …
4 ways AI can improve your performance
Canadian UnderwriterOct. 25, 2018

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VantagePoint ai incorporates Artificial Intelligence into its trading …

Proactive Investors USA & CanadaOct. 24, 2018
VantagePoint ai President Lane Mendelsohn tells Proactive Investors the software company is using Artificial Intelligence to give traders advanced notice of …

Koïos Intelligence: a new important player in artificial intelligence …

Canada NewsWire (press release)Oct. 25, 2018
MONTREAL , Oct. 25, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Koïos Intelligence, an important local developer of artificial intelligence tools designed specifically for the finance and …

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Why the industry needs to trust in AI algorithms

Canadian Underwriter-Oct. 26, 2018
Managers, executives and boards in the insurance industry need to trust in artificial intelligence algorithms, even if they don’t look like traditional models, …

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Boosting education will help address short-term economic pain of AI …

News@UofTOct. 24, 2018
The revolution spawned by artificial intelligence and machine learning will – like previous industrial revolutions – hurt employment and wage levels in the short …

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Competition for AI complements is heating up

The Globe and MailOct. 21, 2018
As in the computer age, the widespread productivity gains associated with artificial intelligence will depend on investments in complements, which are all the …

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Microsoft to keep working with US military, despite AI concerns

Ottawa Sun-Oct. 26, 2018
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft plans to continue to provide its technology to the U.S. military, despite worries that advances in the field of artificial intelligence …

Artificial Intelligence Set to Propel Global GDP as Business Integration …

StockhouseOct. 22, 2018
Artificial Intelligence Set to Propel Global GDP as Business Integration Proliferates; Gopher Protocol Inc. (OTCQB: GOPH), NVIDIA Corp., Amazon, Snap Inc.

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Immigration policies, diversity helping Canada’s reputation as artificial …

Philippine Canadian InquirerOct. 21, 2018
Canada’s diversity and immigration policies are playing key roles in the country’s growing reputation as a global leader in artificial intelligence, say two of the …

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Travel industry brings innovative technology along for the ride

The Globe and Mail-Oct. 26, 2018
As examples, he points to robot concierges powered by artificial intelligence (AI) – such as the lederhosen-clad, bilingual model at the Motel One …

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Painting by AI robot sells for $432500 USD at auction

Globalnews.ca-Oct. 26, 2018
Christie’s auction house has just sold an artwork produced by artificial intelligence. A.I. art, as it’s known, has existed on the fringes of the art world for the past …

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Is AI Humanity’s Lab Rat or Our Robot Overlord?

Psychology Today (blog)-Oct. 26, 2018
Will our experience with “artificial intelligence” teach us to understand and appreciate human … It learns in a simplified, artificial representation of reality. Is that …

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U of T and AI: Faculty members on their research and its impact

News@UofTOct. 24, 2018
Artificial intelligence and automation, and the impact of advanced technology on business strategy and workforce demand and supply, is one of the themes that …

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U of T has ‘key role to play’ in developing and implementing new AI …

News@UofTOct. 24, 2018
The University of Toronto can play a key role in not only developing economy-boosting automation and artificial intelligence technologies, but ensuring Ontario …

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Rise of the machines underway at UBC

CTV News-Oct. 26, 2018
The school has ordered seven floor-cleaning machines outfitted with sensors and powered by artificial intelligence. The machines are designed and built by …

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Element AI, seeking to shape national policy, is lobbying Ottawa more …

The LogicOct. 22, 2018
Element AI has lobbied more federal officials in the past six months than all other artificial intelligence companies—both Canadian and international—combined.

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ABB to Build the World’s Most Advanced Robotics Factory in Shanghai

Stockhouse-Oct. 26, 2018
Milestone investment will combine connected digital technologies, state-of-the-art collaborative robotics and cutting-edge artificial intelligence research to create …

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Professor Goldie Nejat on AI’s impact on health care

U of T Engineering NewsOct. 25, 2018
More time to interact with patients and improved efficiency in health-care delivery are just some of the positive outcomes of artificial intelligence, according to …

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Got a career? Still think about upskilling

The Globe and MailOct. 26, 2018
“We have all sorts of technological advances, artificial intelligence, and all of this is transforming everyone’s jobs – not just the jobs you think about immediately,” …

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Technology changing, not replacing jobs, expert says

The North Bay NuggetOct. 25, 2018
Au is co-founder and president of Intercept Group, which helps global brands shift from “mass to millennial” marketing. “Will (artificial intelligence) take our jobs?

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Amazon pitches facial recognition tools to monitor immigrants

BNNBloomberg.caOct. 23, 2018
Employees in the Amazon Web Services cloud-computing unit met with the federal agency in California to present its artificial intelligence tools, according to …

How Rubikloud is changing the retail landscape with automation

ITBusiness.caOct. 25, 2018
Rubikloud is using artificial intelligence and machine learning-based technologies to help retailers become more efficient, and plans to become the pre-eminent, …

Canada may supply AI robotic arm for Lunar Gateway, proposed moon …

The Globe and MailOct. 22, 2018
An external robotic arm, with artificialintelligence capabilities, is one of the pieces of the Lunar Gateway that the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space …

Canon Information and Imaging Solutions Demonstrates How Artificial …

StockhouseOct. 22, 2018
Canon Information and Imaging Solutions Demonstrates How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used by Customers to Take Control of their Workflow Processes, …

AI Keeps Quantum Computers in Check

Technology NetworksOct. 26, 2018
Learning quantum error correction: the image visualizes the activity of artificialneurons in the Erlangen researchers’ neural network while it is solving its task.

UBC Okanagan syposium to tackle issue of humans, machines and …

Vernon Morning Star-Oct. 26, 2018
The goal is to explore what influence the continuing march of technology, automation and artificial intelligence will have on where we work and how we work, …

Timiskaming Home Support celebrates 25 years

Northern Daily News-Oct. 26, 2018
Artificial intelligence, if implemented effectively, will mimic cognitive functions that humans associate with other human minds. We anticipate that this technology …

Alberta could become innovation leader for low-carbon future, says …

CBC.ca-Oct. 26, 2018
Artificial intelligence and the skills developed through reducing emissions and accessing difficult oil deposits could position Alberta as a sort of Silicon Valley, …

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OptiSaw East early-bird deadline coming up fast!

Canadian Forest IndustriesOct. 25, 2018
Oct. 25, 2018 – Artificial intelligence, X-ray fingerprint technology, optimized curve sawing, and automated species separation … learn about the future of …

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NITI Aayog hosts lecture on artificial intelligence

CanIndia NewsOct. 22, 2018
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The NITI Aayog on Monday hosted the fourth edition of its annual lecture series here which focused on leveraging artificial intelligence …

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DiDi Supports Transportation Research Board’s 2019 Transportation …

Canada.com-Oct. 26, 2018
… Forecasting Competition (TRANSFOR 2019) organized by ABJ70 ArtificialIntelligence and Advanced Computing Applications, the Transportation Research …

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Silicon Valley startups are run by engineers in Kitchener

TheRecord.com-Oct. 26, 2018
It is an online platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to wholesale artisanal products to smaller shops in markets across the U.S. If the …

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Vivo Spearheads 5G-Embedded “Intelligent Phone” Era, Accelerating …

Canada NewsWire (press release)Oct. 24, 2018
During the conference, Zhou Wei, the Vice President of Vivo, Head of Vivo Artificial Intelligence Global Research Institute presented a keynote during the …

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Google’s Night Sight Feature for Pixel Smartphones is Pretty 

iPhone in Canada (press release) (blog)-Oct. 26, 2018
Google’s Night Sight feature, which radically improves low-light pictures via artificial intelligence for its Pixel line of smartphones, looks impressive.

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Instant mortgages are coming soon – what could go wrong?

The Globe and MailOct. 25, 2018
Artificial intelligence is another holy grail, as banks try to cut costs and fend off fintech rivals that offer quicker access to credit. Mobile apps and cutting-edge …

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Twitter Tops Estimates for Earnings, Revenue

BNNBloomberg.caOct. 25, 2018
Twitter has improved its sales process and targeting for advertisers with investments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, Victor Anthony, an analyst at …

Topic of next TecSocial: Amazon’s Alexa vs. Google Home

Cape Breton PostOct. 26, 2018
SYDNEY, N.S. — A networking social for members of the local technology and startup community will be held on Thursday at Navigate Startup House at the New …

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With startup in her viewfinder, Nicole Smith didn’t give up

The Globe and Mail1 hour ago
Will Richman of GrowthGenius, a B2B company using artificial intelligence, takes boss-employee bonding to the next level. Cole Diamond, CEO of Coinsquare, …

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What Children Need to Learn in a Future Impacted by AI

Psychology Today (blog)Oct. 23, 2018
In the future, artificial intelligence (AI) will automate many jobs and disrupt industries, outperforming people in many areas. In generations prior, college degrees …

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Sidewalk Labs’ new data plan still leaves Canada at a disadvantage

The Globe and MailOct. 25, 2018
Nowhere will data density be greater than in smart-cities, creating a veritable gold mine of opportunities for developing artificialintelligence applications and …

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Ontario ready to compete in the self-driving car sector

The Globe and MailOct. 24, 2018
The MaRS Discovery District in Toronto will focus on artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles, the Durham site on human-machine interface and user …

One-third of Canadian workers will be automated out of a job in the …

Yahoo NewsOct. 25, 2018
About one in three Canadian workers will be pushed out of their professions in the next 15 years as artificial intelligence and robotics take on more jobs, …

Gene Munster’s 6 Takeaways From Alphabet’s Q3

Stockhouse-Oct. 26, 2018
Management’s focus on the evolution of search suggests it will evolve to become more visual with a greater degree of artificial intelligence technology.

Vancouver’s Finn AI raises $14m from Cascadian investors

Business in VancouverOct. 23, 2018
Finn AI is best known for developing a virtual banking assistant that uses artificial intelligence. The financing round also featured new investors 1843 Capital as …

Some miners are turning to dedicated test sites to alleviate the risks …

CIM MagazineOct. 25, 2018
With a digital backbone in place at Cortez, Barrick is exploring equipment automation, including an autonomous open pit trial, introducing artificialintelligence, …

Judgment Day: The rise of AI in immigration

The Lawyer’s DailyOct. 23, 2018
Fans of the Terminator series understand “Judgment Day” as the day that the artificial intelligence Skynet becomes self-aware and starts a nuclear strike, killing …

Cray and Stradigi AI Partner to Crack the Code on Enterprise AI …

StockhouseOct. 22, 2018
Collaboration Offers Services and Technology for Accelerating Artificial Intelligence Projects. SEATTLE and MONTREAL, Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) …

International privacy guardians call for stronger protection of student …

Canada NewsWire (press release)-Oct. 26, 2018
The federal Privacy Commissioner’s office also co-sponsored two other resolutions at the international conference — on ethics and artificial intelligence as well …