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Trudeau unveils US$1.8 billion package for Canada’s AI sector

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Trudeau unveils US.8 billion package for Canada’s AI sector

Canada is launching a fund to boost its artificial intelligence sector and creating a new AI safety institute as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to roll out spending announcements in advance of a new budget. The government unveiled a C$2.4 billion (US$1.8 billion) package of measures related to artificial intelligence on Sunday. The centrepiece is …

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Feds, Québec commit $16 million to create an AI computing cluster in Laval

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Feds, Québec commit million to create an AI computing cluster in Laval

The funding follows recent calls to increase Canada’s AI computing power. The governments of Canada and Québec have earmarked $16 million to create an AI computing cluster at Université Laval.  The investment is intended to support the purchase of the computing infrastructure needed for Université Laval to host the Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) …

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