As companies run out of data to train their models, they're using AI to teach their own AI.

Jeff Clune, Canada CIFAR AI Chair Vector Institute, provides his insights on the use of 'synthetic data' — data made by the AI itself— in The New York Times:

nytimes.com/2024/04/06/tec…

Regulating AI for children while protecting their rights and autonomy goes beyond privacy-driven traditional measures, say the authors of a new CIFAR AI Insights report for policymakers, the last in the series.

Learn more: cifar.ca/cifarnews/2024…

In Research Money, CIFAR President and CEO Stephen Toope discusses our new Strategy: Bold Exploration to Transform Futures and how it will guide the organization’s work in the years to come.

researchmoneyinc.com/article/the-sh…

Excited that our observation of an unexpected sort of indistinguishability-driven #quantum hydrodynamics
(a spinoff [sorry, couldn't help self] of our #TunnelingTime project)
is now out in Physical Review Letters !

doi.org/10.1103/PhysRe…

U of T Physics CQIQC CIFAR

“A strategy is not a ‘plan.’ It is a framework that must be adaptable and open to reconsideration.”

Our new Strategy positions CIFAR to transform futures. Learn about our new directions: cifar.ca/strategy/

Rising carbon emissions across the planet are a key challenge to the climate crisis.

Learn how CIFAR researcher Chibueze Amanchukwu (Chibueze Amanchukwu) is turning the carbon problem into a solution:

#EarthDay #ResilientEarth

cifar.ca/tackling-the-c…

Extreme Weather events and rising temperatures are poised to create deeper global food inequalities.

Learn more about what CIFAR researchers like Sarah Gurr (Sarah Gurr Lab) are doing about it:

#EarthDay #ResilientEarth
cifar.ca/protecting-foo…

New research, co-authored by CIFAR's Tim Goudge, indicates that ancient Mars had minimal groundwater recharge, vastly differing from Earth’s water dynamics, affecting our understanding of its climate and aiding future Mars missions.

Read more: scitechdaily.com/mars-water-mys…

CIFAR was pleased to host Danish Tech Ambassador Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard and her team for an insightful discussion about AI safety, governance and regulation as well as how AI could be applied across industries.

CIFAR is working to build more diverse and inclusive global research networks.

It's a tenet of our new Strategy because we know it's imperative to address the most challenging questions facing science and humanity.

Find out how we will achieve this: cifar.ca/strategy/

Yoshua Bengio, Canada CIFAR AI Chair MilaQuebec, has been named to the #TIME100 list of the most influential people of 2024.

Read Geoffrey Hinton's thoughtful reflection on Bengio's career and contributions to the AI sphere:

time.com/6964962/yoshua…

Martin Blaser, Margaret J. McFall-Ngai and Thomas Bosch are proposing a new lexicon for biology and medicine.

It’s intended to shift the paradigm toward a perception of microorganisms as primarily neutral or useful. Learn more:

phys.org/news/2024-03-l…

What is CIFAR’s pinnacle aspiration? How will we maximize our value?

We answer these questions and more in our new CIFAR Strategy: Bold Exploration to Transform Futures. Read it here: cifar.ca/strategy/

A deadly fungus has been devastating frogs and toads around the world — but an antidote might be on the horizon.

Scientists, including CIFAR's Jason Stajich, have discovered a virus that can infect the fungus. Learn more: forbes.com/sites/grrlscie…

How can ancient water help us plan for the future?

CIFAR's Barbara Sherwood Lollar explains in BBC World Service's podcast 'Unexpected Elements.'

🎧 Listen now: listennotes.com/podcasts/unexp…

Celebrating CIFAR's #QuantumInformationScience program with a video from our stimulating Banff meeting!

Happy #WorldQuantumDay2024 !

youtube.com/watch?v=N8-sab…

(Kudos to Christine Muschik for putting this together!!)

Thank you CIFAR for supporting Quantum Research!

CIFAR’s program on Quantum Information Science has a unique way of supporting scientific discovery. It definitely had a big impact on my own research.

youtube.com/watch?v=N8-sab…

Exciting news! Maclean’s Magazine Power List 2024 is out, featuring top CIFAR community members. 👏

Kudos to Yoshua Bengio, Gillian Hadfield, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Stephanie Simmons and daleymaths for being recognized for their remarkable contributions to AI & Tech!

macleans.ca/society/the-po…

Early experiences in an animal's life can have a significant impact on its capacity to thrive, even years or decades later, according to a new study co-authoured by CIFAR researcher Jenny Tung.

Learn more: sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/…

Congratulations to Prof. Meghan Azad, PhD, a Fellow in our Humans & the Microbiome program, for receiving the 2024 Canada Gairdner Momentum Award (@GairdnerAwards) for her research on understanding how human breast milk contributes to shaping the infant microbiome and lifelong health!