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Advancing AI Science
Advancing AI Science
AI for Health
AI for Health
AI for Energy and the Environment
AI for Energy and the Environment
AI Commercialization
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Advancing AI Science

Advancing research in a range of fundamental and applied AI topics from drug discovery and machine learning for health, to autonomous vehicles, materials discovery, human-AI interaction, natural language processing, and more.

The Canada CIFAR AI Chairs

The Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy recruits the world's leading AI researchers to Canada, while retaining our existing top talent.

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AICan

This annual meeting of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy brings together academic researchers, students, industry and thought leaders to explore the latest developments in artificial intelligence.

 

Stay tuned for news about AICan 2023.

 

Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment

Thanks to new investments by the Government of Canada, CIFAR, Amii, Mila and the Vector Institute are working with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada and partners and host sites across the country to develop and deploy a new national computing platform dedicated to AI research. The first installation is expected in the spring of 2023.

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Recent Stories

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AI Science

AI in 2063

June 06, 2023
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AI Science

Canada’s AI leadership strengthened through new and renewed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs under the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

April 27, 2023
Dhanya Sridhar

Advances

Believe the Impossible: The Future of… Fairness in AI

September 12, 2022
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AI Science

MOU between CIFAR, the National Research Council of Canada and Canada’s three national AI institutes opens doors to collaboration across sectors

May 25, 2022

AI Science

5 Rising Stars: The AI Pathfinder

February 10, 2022
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AI for Health

By leveraging our strengths in AI and health research, our publicly-funded health systems, and the diversity of our population, Canada is well positioned to deliver world-leading AI-based health innovations that will improve both our health systems and the health of Canadians, with the potential to benefit the world.

AI & Health Care: A Fusion Of Law & Science

A series of workshops, reports and case studies that explored existing safety and privacy laws surrounding AI health technologies from ethical, legal, and regulatory perspectives.

Leadership Team: Colleen Flood, University of Ottawa, Canada; Ian Kerr (until 2019), University of Ottawa, Canada; Joelle Pineau, McGill University, Canada; Céline Castets-Renard, Université Toulouse Capitole, France.

Read the reports

AI for Health Solution Networks

CIFAR announces launch of two AI for Health Solution Networks

(Announced July 13, 2023) Collaborative teams will advance the responsible use of AI to address challenging problems in Canada’s health sector.

Learn more

Synthetic Data for Health Symposium

CIFAR, IVADO and Mila held a symposium featuring Canadian and international experts to address the opportunities and challenges around the use and deployment of synthetic data in healthcare. Following the symposium, a call for proposals resulted in four catalyst grants for collaborative projects using synthetic data for better health research in Canada.

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AI4Health Task Force

A CIFAR-convened national roundtable of leaders in AI and health innovation debated Canada's opportunities to advance AI for health. A strong consensus emerged: if we act quickly, Canada can become a world leader in the development and adoption of AI-based approaches to health and healthcare.

Read the report

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Recent Stories

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AI and Society

CIFAR announces launch of two AI for Health Solution Networks

July 13, 2023
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Announcement

Catalyst grants announced for four collaborative projects using synthetic data for better health research

May 30, 2022
Happiness

Advances

How has COVID-19 affected world happiness?

March 17, 2021
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CIFAR Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

Ontario researchers use AI to diagnose and treat COVID-19

December 16, 2020

Advances

AI radiology tool supports real-time diagnosis of COVID-19-related pneumonia

September 28, 2020
An AI for Health strategy will be a gamechanger for Canada

Announcement

An AI for Health strategy will be a gamechanger for Canada

September 25, 2020
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AI for Energy and the Environment

Accelerating solutions that mitigate the effects of climate change, protect the environment, and deliver innovation in the energy sector.

Call for Experts in Climate AI

CIFAR is developing strategic planning & activities in the priority research area of AI for Energy & the Environment. If you work on AI policies or applications related to energy, natural resources, agriculture, transportation, environmental or other related sectors, please let us know at ai@cifar.ca.

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Recent Stories

Towards Measuring and Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Large Language Models

AI and Society

Generative AI doesn’t have to generate climate disaster

September 25, 2023
Towards Measuring and Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Large Language Models

AI and Society

CIFAR AI Insights: Towards Measuring and Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Large Language Models

September 25, 2023

AI and Society

Report: CIFAR Symposium on AI for Energy and the Environment

June 02, 2023
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AI for Energy and the Environment

CIFAR hosts AI for Energy & the Environment Symposium

April 19, 2023

AI for Energy and the Environment

Canada’s three National AI Institutes advance AI solutions for energy and the environment

April 17, 2023
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AI and Society

What will be the impact of AI-assisted robotics on humanity?

February 15, 2023
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AI Commercialization

New programs are underway at our partner AI Institutes to support and stimulate Canadian companies to develop and scale AI technologies in a way that is inclusive, responsible and beneficial.

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Recent Stories

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AI Commercialization

Facts and Figures: Canada’s AI Landscape

March 20, 2023
AI CAN

CIFAR Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

A look toward 2030

November 23, 2020
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CIFAR Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

Sanja Fidler is taking data to the next level with AI-assisted annotation tool

September 09, 2020
Chelsea Finn

CIFAR Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

Training AI: Q&A with Chelsea Finn

August 05, 2020
Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy

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