Alberta announces $100M, 5-year investment in artificial intelligence
20 Mar 2019
The Alberta government plans to spend $100 million over five years to attract investment from artificial intelligence-focused tech companies.
The money will go to Alberta Innovates, the province’s research development agency, and the non-profit Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.
Some of the initial funds will go toward helping Edmonton-based Amii expand into a new office in Calgary.
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