One of Europe’s largest private artificial intelligence labs is expanding to Canada and opening an office in Vancouver. Silo AI is planning to build a strong presence in Canada with a team of 50 PhD-level AI experts, and will open another AI hub later in 2023. The experts in applied AI were attracted to Vancouver […]
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Sanofi to Launch Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Toronto
This week at the Collision Conference, global healthcare company Sanofi announced the opening of an Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Toronto. Sanofi’s global AI Centre of Excellence will be based in downtown Toronto and support the company’s mission to improve patients’ lives through digital innovation. In 2022, Sanofi Canada will hire more than 100 highly skilled tech employees […]
Who Leads The Artificial Intelligence Race In Canada?
A new study by MiQ Digital, a digital intelligence company, has revealed that Canada has become one of the world’s leading hubs of activity for artificial intelligence companies, ranking 4th out of 62 countries for its AI ecosystem. This discovery was made by looking at what AI initiatives Canada ranks globally for, along with uncovering where Canada’s […]
White Whale Delivers Artificial Intelligence to Oil and Gas Industry
If you spot a White Whale in the DeepSea, know that it is not marine life but rather artificial intelligence. We refer not to the ocean here but rather a Calgary-based startup. White Whale is the creator of DeepSea, a platform that leverages AI to tackle data in powerful ways. White Whale, which specializes in […]
Canada’s AI Strategy Targets Talent Gap
Prime Minister Mark Carney has launched AI for All, Canada’s new national artificial intelligence strategy, with a promise to turn the country’s AI research strength into jobs, skills, companies, and broader economic growth. Announced in Toronto, the five-year strategy is built around three priorities: building trust in AI, creating opportunity for Canadians, and reinforcing Canadian […]
Borderless AI Podcast Spotlights Andrew Wilkinson’s Founder Playbook
Borderless AI’s Make It Click podcast is continuing its look at Canadian founders, operators, and investors with a conversation featuring one of the country’s most prolific business builders. In Episode 3, host Willson Cross sits down with Andrew Wilkinson, co-founder and Chairman of Tiny, for a 70-minute conversation about building companies, buying businesses, avoiding the […]
RBC To Grow Vancouver Tech Hub To 1,000 Jobs
RBC is expanding its Vancouver banking and innovation hub, with plans to grow the operation to 1,000 jobs across British Columbia by 2029. The downtown Vancouver hub, which opened last November, currently has 350 employees. RBC plans to grow that number to 600 employees by the end of this year, with 440 net new roles […]
Google Expands Upskilling Program with Launch of ‘AI Professional’ Course
As artificial intelligence evolves, “so must our efforts to support the workforce,” says Sabrina Geremia. Geremia, who serves Google Canada as Country Managing Director, reflected in a recent blog post that “the conversation has fundamentally shifted” from people asking about AI technology to people asking about how to use it. To unlock Canada’s economic potential, […]
Borderless AI Podcast Explores Building Companies That Last
Borderless AI’s Make It Click podcast is putting Canadian technology leaders in conversation about the moments, decisions, and patterns that shape enduring companies. In Episode 4, host Willson Cross sits down with two of Canada’s most notable tech builders: Jack Newton, co-founder and CEO of Clio, and Dennis Pilarinos, founder and CEO of Unblocked. The […]
Workforce Readiness Program Expands to Bolster Talent Pipeline for AI Skills
At the Upper Bound AI Conference in Edmonton this month, Alberta’s Machine Intelligence Institute announced that its AI Workforce Readiness program has grown into a national consortium of 55 post-secondary institutions. Last year, Google unveiled the $13 million AI Opportunity Fund to equip Canadians with artificial intelligence skills. The funding supported four Canadian organizations, including […]