The Ask AI interview With Dr. Elissa Strome, head of CIFAR’s Pan-Canadian AI strategy
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What would you do with $125 million dollars and a mandate to advance artificial intelligence research and policy in Canada?
This episode of the Ask AI podcast features an interview with Dr. Elissa Strome, the head of CIFAR's Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
Learn how CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) is helping to attract and nurture AI research talent and discover the aspects of AI most personally exciting to this Canadian AI thought leader.
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Episode highlights
Learn how CIFAR is helping to reverse AI brain drain in Canada:2 mins 37 sec
Discover what excites Dr. Strome most about AI: 11 mins 42 sec
Hear how CIFAR is co-operating with the Montreal Declaration: 19 mins 25 sec
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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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