AI and ML in Edmonton

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A talk by Richard Sutton as part of U of A's AI Day. It wasn't a great talk, but it was still fun to hear about reinforcement learning from Mr. RL-maximalism himself

 

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Taproot Edmonton Tech Roundup: November 11, 2025

With news from ASTech Awards, NanoPrecise Sci Corp, Network for Applied Technology, Genics, Grengine, Wyvern, RoBIM Technologies, and more.

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The Pulse: Nov. 14, 2025

In this edition: City mulls taxing derelict commercial properties more; a moment in history from 1953; and more headlines and happenings

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• Canada faces an economic imperative to improve productivity by addressing a widespread AI literacy gap, according to Cam Linke, CEO of the Edmonton-based Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). Linke said that Canadian companies are missing competitive advantages due to a lack of understanding about AI. To counter this, Amii has scaled efforts to provide accessible AI knowledge through platforms like “AI Literacy for Everyone,” training over 250,000 learners. Joan Hertz, Amii’s board chair, warns that inaction on AI poses a significant governance risk for businesses.

 

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Startup offers families more control over memories as privacy deteriorates

Aeternum, a startup that's hoping to keep family photographs and other memories safer in the social-media age and into the future, is now accepting test users for its private digital platform.

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The University of Alberta is a global powerhouse in artificial intelligence, according to the latest Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

The U of A was ranked fifth worldwide and second in Canada for AI this year — the first time artificial intelligence has been included in the prominent subject rankings.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/11/uofa-ai-expertise-stands-out-in-latest-gras.html