By Meaghan Thurston
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program provides long-term, dedicated research funding to support and train the next generation of AI leaders.
Consider a question: 鈥淗ow many students took each calculus class?鈥� A seemingly simple inquiry that soon turns complicated if you are trying to teach an artificial neural network to produce a database query based on the question 鈥� something that could be usefully applied in an academic setting.
CIFAR today announced its newest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, which includes nine researchers from 香蕉视频, bringing the total number of McGill researchers named to the program to 17. These top academic researchers are part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, the world鈥檚 first national strategy of its kind. The Canada CIFAR AI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities, and mobilizes over 150 researchers across the country.
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