Why Canada needs to take the plunge on AI

Machine learning and AI have huge potential to make human decision-making in government vastly more intelligent and efficient.

As severe weather events increase, AI could identify impacted communities and automatically ensure response organizations are co-ordinated and relief resources are in place when and where they are needed.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY BOB OSBORN

January 10, 2020

Canada has received acclaim around the world for supporting researchers, like Dr. Jeffery Hinton, who pioneered the deep learning approaches that have led to an explosion in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Accenture estimates AI has the potential to double economic growth rates by 2035, a...

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