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Canadians not keeping up with AI adoption at work: TD survey
Canadians not keeping up with AI at work: TD survey
While Canadian at work are overwhelmingly positive that artificial intelligence (AI) will continue creeping into their day-to-day duties at work, a little more than one-third have received proper training on the evolving technology, according to a new TD survey.
OpenAI says AI models went rogue, hacked a startup
OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced AI models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face last week.
U.S. lawmakers propose AI ‘kill switch’ bill
U.S. homeland security officials would have the power to order AI firms to shut down models that put human life or the economy at risk, under legislation proposed by U.S. House lawmakers introduced after an OpenAI model went rogue.
Meet the robots of the future driving around U of T
Pop culture and science fiction have cemented the idea of humanoid robots, the reality is most robots look nothing like us. Take the Hopcopter, which uses a combination of jumping and flying to move around more efficiently than bipedal peers.
Caseway, MiTAC partner on counter-drone AI solutions
Vancouver-based Caseway has partnered with MiTAC Advance Technology Corp., a Taiwanese leader in AI infrastructure, edge computing, and mission-critical public safety systems. The partnership plans to jointly develop proof-of-concept solutions targeting the pressing security challenges facing Taiwan and allied nations.
Maluuba partners are building AI to replace CEOs
The Montreal and Kitchener-Waterloo deep learning research lab Maluuba partners Sam Pasupalak and Kaheer Suleman are developing AI-world models — which are meant to simulate the physical world — through Toronto- and San Francisco-based Skyfall AI.
Clio’s AI legal workspace comes to Canada
Burnaby, B.C.-based Clio is launching Clio Work, its AI-powered workspace for legal professionals in Canada. Clio Work allows lawyers to use generative AI tools to summarize cases by sourcing filings, transcripts, relevant case law, suggest arguments, and draft documents.
Leaders discuss foreign investment, domestic innovation
During a MaRS Discovery District panel dicussion, leaders from Blue J, the Canadian Shield Institute, the University of Toronto and North South Ventures unpacked some of their biggest worries — foreign direct investment, talent retention, tech adoption struggles — and suggested antidotes.
Insurance startup Corgi issues B1 raise of $106-million
Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is raising funds following its last financing. It will double its valuation, sources have told Forbes. Corgi's B1 round of US$106 million brings a US$2.6 billion valuation.
AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation
Etched, the AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022, has closed a US$300 million, Series C funding round at a US$10.3 billion valuation, co-founder and COO Robert Wachen tells TechCrunch.
Google fined $1-billion for breaching EU antitrust rules
Alphabet’s Google was fined a total of €890-million (US$1-billion) on Thursday for flouting European Union rules aimed at reigning in the power of Big Tech, the European Commission said.
Chinese AI model takes U.S. tech industry by surprise
Another powerful new artificial intelligence model from China took the U.S. tech industry by surprise Friday, the latest sign that Chinese startups that publicly release their “open-source” AI technology are making the California titans of AI sweat.
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