The Ask AI interview with Stéphane Létourneau, EVP, MILA
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Mila (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms) is a world-renowned AI research institute located in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1993 by Yoshua Bengio, often referred to as one of the "Godfathers of AI".
Mila has now grown into a 700 people research and industry hub working to advance Canada's economic and social innovation of AI. The center's world-class academia and research talent has gained international recognition within the AI sector for its leading contributions in deep learning.
Tune into this episode of the Ask AI podcast where we sit down with Stéphane Létourneau, Executive Vice President at Mila to discuss the growth of the research center over the years, its impact on the Canadian AI ecosystem, and where it's headed.
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Episode highlights
Stéphane's career journey that led him to join Mila
The mandate of Mila and what makes it a unique hub for academia, research and industry people
How Mila works with startups and fit them into their broader ecosystem
How Mila works with other national and international AI organizations (CIFAR, AI Supercluster, Global Partnership on AI, UNESCO) to advance AI globally
Stéphane's thoughts on the challenges of managing public opinion when addressing data and user privacy
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Episode credits
Sponsors: Microsoft Canada and Cinchy
Chatbot partner: Ada Support
Executive Producer: Chris McLellan
Host: Jaxson Khan
Assistant Producers: Oleena Mak and Kristin Riddell
Original music: Mike LeTourneau
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