July 28, 2021 | 13 MINUTES 41 SECONDS
Alberta may be known for its oil and gas, but amid fluctuating oil prices and climate change concerns, the province is being recognized for its expertise in a new field– artificial intelligence.
On this episode of The AI Edge, find out why reinforcement learning pioneer Richard Sutton chose Alberta as the destination for his research twenty years ago. Plus, Michael Bancroft speaks with researchers, technologists, and business leaders from The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster, altaml, and DeepMind on how the technology is shaping the future of the province.
Featured Guests
Nicole Janssen
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
AltaML
Bill Tam
COO and Co-Founder
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster
Michael Bowling
Research Team Lead, DeepMind
Professor, University of Alberta
Richard Sutton
Chief Scientific Advisor, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Professor, University of Alberta