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A leading figure in Google’s DeepMind Alberta is considering launching his own new venture in the province. Read more

he would no longer be employed by Google, though he said he would maintain “relationships” with the company. A global leader in the field of fundamental AI practices known as reinforcement learning, Sutton said he plans to run a small, nimble independent research body that could potentially take the form of a non-profit, open-source research organization or startup company.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.

Google Canada spokesperson Luiza Staniec declined to confirm whether the researchers would stay in Edmonton. Others in the local AI community echoed Sutton’s optimism Tuesday as they gathered at the Edmonton headquarters of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to announce $30 million in funding to help Amii and the University of Alberta hire new research chairs.Article content

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