AI stories tagged to Ontario
Canada’s literary awards say publishers are in best position to sniff out AI
The Writers’ Trust and Giller Foundation say their literary awards bar AI-written books, but rely on publishers to check whether authors used generative AI.
Pioneering safety researcher Paul Christiano unpacks AI’s “dangerous moment”
US AI safety researcher Paul Christiano will speak in Toronto at The Hinton Lectures from Nov. 9 to 11, focusing on AI’s future and how to keep it aligned with human interests.
Senso to be acquired by New York-based marketing platform Zeta Global
New York-based marketing company Zeta Global has agreed to acquire Toronto-based Senso, which supplies technology for Zeta’s generative engine optimization service.
AI agent attempted to hack Library and Archives Canada, says U.S. research group
Library and Archives Canada’s website was targeted in a failed hacking attempt by an artificial intelligence agent, according to a report from San Francisco-based research lab Transluce.
CyberWorks lands $1-million Canadian Armed Forces contract
Markham, Ontario-based CyberWorks Robotics says it has won an amended contract worth more than $1 million from the Department of National Defence to supply and test autonomous vehicles with the Canadian Armed Forces.
Q&A: An anthropologist pulls back the curtain on the humans behind AI
Anthropologist Joseph Wilson’s book Humans of AI examines the people behind artificial intelligence, challenging the idea that the technology is simply autonomous and opaque.
Byline or bot? AI-generated ‘journalists’ start to appear in Canada
AI-generated reporters at We News, including Quebec correspondent “Geneviève Tremblay,” were sending error messages when The Canadian Press tried to question them by chat on Friday.
Peripheral hires former Meta Reality Labs exec to lead volumetric video push
Toronto startup Peripheral Labs has hired former Meta Reality Labs product head Shaun Carrigan as its first chief product officer.
From Municipal Finances to AI: Ontario Liberal Leadership Race Comes to Stouffville
Four candidates for Ontario Liberal Party leader—MPPs Stephanie Bowman and Lee Fairclough, housing advocate Eric Lombardi and former PMO policy director Dylan Marando—discussed artificial intelligence and other policy topics at a Sept.
AI research firm warned Canada of attempts to hack government website
An AI research firm says it warned the Canadian government about two attempts to hack a government website. The supplied text does not name the website or the firm.
FedDev Ontario Invests $800K in H2 Analytics Security Training AI
FedDev Ontario announced an $800,000 investment in H2 Analytics Inc. to advance AI-driven security training technology for defence and security companies.
Cost of AI adoption may not lead to fee hike: University of Toronto chief
University of Toronto President Melanie Woodin said universities are unlikely to cover rising AI-related costs by increasing student fees.
Toronto launches AI tool to catch building permit problems before applications are submitted
Toronto has launched a new online tool called Building Permit Application Pre-Check that uses artificial intelligence to help building permit applicants spot potential problems before they submit their applications.