Key Strategic Priorities
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 Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy recruits the world's leading AI researchers to Canada, while retaining our existing top talent.
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@NeurIPS 2022.
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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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.
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.
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.
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Accelerating solutions that mitigate the effects of climate change, protect the environment, and deliver innovation in the energy sector.
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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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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