Since the deep learning breakthroughs in artificial intelligence of a decade ago, other countries have embraced the technology and now threaten to leave Canada behind
When Gerald Schwartz showed Heather Reisman an article about the idea for a University of Toronto artificial intelligence innovation hub at the corner of College Street and University Avenue in downtown Toronto, the couple was excited to be involved.
“The part that was really exciting — and which we brought to the ambition — was to recognize that this amazing complex would not just be about technological-inspired innovation, but that it would be deliberately exploring the interface between AI and other advancing technologies and people and society and humanity,” Reisman said in an interview Tuesday.
“U of T is uniquely qualified as it has such strength in the humanities, in philosophy, in law. There’s huge strengths that the university has, so the notion of combining the brilliance that’s happening at the Vector Institute with the other strengths of the university, I mean, it’s magical.” But since the deep learning breakthroughs of a decade ago, other countries have embraced the technology and now the United States, China, and other countries threaten to leave Canada behind. Prominent voices within Canada have suggested that grappling with the complex ethical and societal impacts of artificial intelligence is a natural fit for Canada, and a way to remain relevant.
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