What Canada is Doing to Retain Its Lead in Artificial Intelligence – Huffington Post

Posted: April 7, 2017 at 8:59 pm

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04/07/2017 03:09 pm ET | Updated 4 hours ago

What is your stance on AI research given Canada's privileged position in the field? originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.

Answer by Justin Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, on Quora:

Ive been personally fascinated by AI ever since high school when I read books like Roger Penroses Emperors New Mind and Douglas Hofstadters The Minds I. So its really exciting for me to be able to encourage Canadian leadership in the field today.

You see, strong public support for research programs and world class expertise at Canadian universities has helped propel Canada to a position as leader in artificial intelligence and deep learning research and use. Canadian talent and ideas are in high demand around the worldbut activity needs to remain in Canada to harness the benefits from artificial intelligence.

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