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Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Jaxson Khan sits down with Dr. Samuel Aparicio, the Chair in Breast Cancer Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Head of the BC Cancer Research Institute Department of Breast and Molecular Oncology to ask the question:  How can AI be used to help predict breast cancer? Get all the links from our episode post: https://www...

Medical device manufacturers are now using AI to innovate their products to better assist healthcare providers and improve patient care. But clearly there are risks to be overcome. Tune in to this episode as our Team Check-In host Carolyne Pelletier sits dow with David Boudreau, Director General of Medical Devices at Health Canada to ask the question: How can AI-augmented medical devices be made s...

Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as our host Melissa Kargiannakis sits down with Cory Janssen, Co-CEO and Co-founder at AltaML to ask the question: How is applied (and responsible) AI impacting enterprise competitiveness?  Get all the links from our episode post:  https://www.askai.org/post/e35-how-is-applied-and-responsible-ai-impacting-enterprise-competitiveness  Abou...

While many healthcare organizations have adopted virtual care to reach patients during COVID-19, these solutions lack the high resolution, scientifically calibrated images, sub-millimeter accuracy, and proper lighting that are critical to remotely assessing and treating wounds. Tune in to this Team Check-In as host Carolyne Pelletier checks in with Justin Allport, Chief Engineer and Co-Founder at...

The Ask AI interview with Roxana Sultan, Vice President of Health at Toronto's World-renowned Vector Institute. Get all the links from our episode post: https://www.askai.org//post/e33-is-ai-poised-to-make-major-breakthroughs-in-healthcare

Any oil spill is disastrous — ecologically, economically, and socially. Transport Canada estimates that there are approximately 20,000 oil tanker movements off the coasts of Canada each year, mostly on the Atlantic coast.      Tune in to this Ask AI Team Check-In as host Carolyne Pelletier checks in with Saeed Mohammadiun and Guanji Hu of the UBC Life Cycle Management Lab to ask the...

Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Jaxson Khan sits down with Mark Speaker, an industry leader with over 20 years of experience in guiding digital transformation and technology innovation to ask the question: How can AI make a positive impact in carbon-intensive industries? Get all the links from our episode post: https://www.askai.org/post/episode-31-how-can-ai-make-an-impact-i...

NEW FORMAT! Check out the first episode in our new "Team Check-Ins" where host Carolyne Pelletier drops in on some of the most advanced teams working in #ArtificiaIntelligence today. In this first show, she speaks with Bruce Duong, P.Eng. from the DICE team at Alberta Innovates to ask: How will the DICE program help Canada’s energy industry?  Visit our blog to get the links that inspired...

Ask AI host Jaxson Khan sits down with Lawrence Richer, Vice-Dean, Clinical Research University of Alberta to ask the question:  How do clinical researchers approach artificial intelligence technology?   Get all the links from our episode post. ABOUT ASK AI   Ask AI is a volunteer project exploring Canada's fast-emerging artificial intelligence sector. Our projects include thought l...

Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Melissa Kargiannakis sits down with Manal Siddiqui, CEO, and Pietro Gagliano, Chief Vision Officer at Transitional Forms to ask the question: How will AI create immersive content for the metaverse? It's an enlightening glimpse into the inner workings of this studio-lab that's creating the future of entertainment with Artificial Intelligence. Ge...

Click here to get all the links from our episode post. Any organization with an IT team that consists of more than a few people faces the same question with virtually every new digital project: "Should we build, or buy?". It's a ligitimate dilemma, with customization and IP assets on one side being weighed against lower cost and faster time-to-market on the other. That said, once SalesForce kicked...

Ask AI host Jaxson Khan sits down with Anna Kazantseva, Research Officer for Indigenous Language Technologies at the National Research Council and asked the question:  Can AI help to preserve indigenous languages? Visit our episode post to get all the story links: https://www.askai.org/post/episode-26-can-ai-help-preserve-indigenous-languages ABOUT ASK AI   Ask AI is a volunteer project...

Tune into this episode of the Ask AI podcast where we sit down with Stéphane Létourneau, Executive Vice President at Mila, the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms, to discuss the growth of the research center over the years, its impact on the Canadian AI ecosystem, and where it's headed. To get all the show links, visit our episode post: https://www.askai.org/post/what-goes-on-at-mila

Tune into this episode of the Ask AI podcast to catch our interview with Ashley Casovan, the Executive Director at AI Global and a pioneer who has helped shape public policy for the development of responsible artificial intelligence in Canada. To get all the show links, visit our episode post: https://www.askai.org/post/how-does-ai-global-help-put-ai-research-into-action-9

Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Dr. Carolyn Watters, Chief Digital Research Officer and Head of the Digital Technologies Research Centre at Canada’s National Research Council is working to support scientific discovery and business innovation in Canada, including the NRC’s pioneering work in machine learning, computer vision, and ethical AI. To get all the show links, vi...

Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Melissa Kargiannakis, Founder and CEO of Skritswap helps organizations simplify the way they communicate by applying artificial intelligence to complex documents and jargon in order to help make language clear, accessible and easy-to-understand. To get all the show links, visit our episode post: https://www.askai.org/post/can-artificial-i...

In this episode of Ask AI podcast, we sit down with Henry Shi, Co-Founder at SnapTravel to learn more about their AI-powered messaging platform for booking hotels. Discover how SnapTravel is leveraging artificial intelligence to power the next evolution of e-commerce known as relationship-driven commerce, and how they have managed to thrive during the pandemic. To get all the show links, visit our...

Tune into this episode of the Ask AI podcast and catch-up with Jean-François Gagné, CEO of Element AI, one of the World’s largest AI startups. We explore his thoughts on how COVID-19 has impacted the AI sector in terms of governance, privacy, and ethics. We also explore his perspective on the role of government in enabling artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation. To get all the sho...

In this episode of the Ask AI podcast, we speak with Dr. Foteini Agrafioti, Head of Borealis AI and RBC's Chief Science Officer who has helped to create a new online hub that provides AI developers and researchers with scientific research, research code, and training materials to support the inclusion of ethical dimensions within their projects. To get all the show links, visit our episode post:&n...

Fresh water is precious to life, we all know that. It's also finite. So it's probably a pretty good idea that we leverage every tool at our disposal to help make it last. Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Naysan Saran, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based CannForecast is applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve safety at public beaches and predict...

Tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast and learn how Dan DeMers, CEO and co-founder of Toronto-based Cinchy, has taken inspiration from the network-based design of the brain to develop Data Fabric technology that eliminates traditional integration, accelerates AI/ML projects, and supports universal, owner-defined access controls. To get all the show links, visit our episode post: https://ww...

This episode of the Ask AI podcast features a lively interview with Joe Canavan, CEO of Next Canada, one of Canada’s premier accelerators, and Patricia Thaine, CEO of Private AI (and member of the Next AI program) that’s using AI to make leading-edge privacy tools easier for developers to incorporate into their product designs. To get all the show links, visit our episode post: https://www.askai.o...

The Ask AI interview with Bin Liu, CEO & co-founder, iMerciv co-founder of Toronto-based iMerciv whose Mapinhood apps is using machine learning technology to augment the pedestrian experience for people with vision loss and blindness and helping city-dwellers to reduce their outdoor exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Visit our episode post to get all the show links: https://www.askai.org/post/art...

This Ask AI interview with Carole Piovesan, Co-founder and Partner at INQ Data Law. With over a decade of experience in governmental policies and data law, Carole specializes in helping organizations not only on the legal side, but also the privacy and governance of data pertaining to AI. To get all the show links, visit our episode post: https://www.askai.org/post/why-is-it-important-to-have...

When designing for machine learning products and features, understanding mental models is crucial. Users need to feel like they understand how the machine came up with the result. Winter Wei, Design Lead at Kira Systems explains how she designs trust and interpretability into machine learning products. To get all the show links, visit our episode post: https://www.askai.org/post/can-trust-be-...