Artificial Intelligence

• Alberta expanding use of AI tech that speeds up MRIs after successful pilot

  The Alberta government says the artificial intelligence technology is installed directly in MRI machines and improves image clarity while also shortening examination times.

  Health

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• Quebec woman with ALS hears her own voice again thanks to AI app

  A new AI tool is helping people with ALS regain a version of their voice, making conversations faster and more personal.

  Canada

  Nov 11
  
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• Canada joins AI safety declaration but without ‘teeth,’ what can it do?

  'Go talk to the families in Tumbler Ridge' if you want to know how effective the AI industry’s voluntary standards are.

  Politics

  Nov 10
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• Investors dive into bonds as global AI tech selloff continues

  Investors fled to the safety of bonds on Friday as stocks extended their slide in both Europe and Asia after worries around AI wiped trillions of dollars off stock markets.

  Money

  Nov 6
• AI data centre proponent in Nova Scotia makes its pitch to Cape Breton communities

  The proponent of a major artificial intelligence data centre proposal in southern Cape Breton is slated to make its pitch to local residents in person.

  Politics

  Nov 3
• Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is ‘challenging’: researcher

  A team of researchers in Canada are working to make an open-source, free and easy to use tool that the justice system can use to help distinguish what's real from what's fake.

  Tech

  Oct 30
• Ottawa to invest up to $1.6B in Canadian AI firm Cohere

  Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere.

  Economy

  Oct 29
• AI agents banned by several of Canada’s biggest banks as fears grow

  Some of Canada's biggest banks say they are now banning AI agents, like Meta's Muse, while others are taking initial steps to limit them.

  Consumer

  Oct 28
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• N.S. water, power rates to be protected in AI data centre agreement: EverWind

  A committee of Nova Scotia’s legislature is scheduled to discuss the controversial $10-billion AI data centre that’s been proposed in Cape Breton.

  Politics

  Oct 27
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• Rising oil prices cause Wall Street to lose ground

  Stocks opened lower Friday on Wall Street as Big Tech companies tied to artificial intelligence swing lower again and oil prices rise.

  Economy

  Oct 23