Mila and Mozilla launch project to make it easier to use open source AI

https://thelogic.co/briefing/mila-and-mozilla-launch-project-to-make-it-easier-to-use-open-source-ai/

Yoshua Bengio says betting on safer AI systems will pay off

https://thelogic.co/news/yoshua-bengio-lawzero-safe-ai/

LawZero wants the backing of more countries and donors as it tries to show rule-following systems can compete with ChatGPT and Claude

OpenAI will give free credits to startups enrolled at Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab

https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/creative-destruction-lab-cdl-openai-free-credits/

Top participants identified by the CDL will also receive support from OpenAI staff as the company looks to tap into Canada’s most promising startups

LawZero gets $300M from Canada and Germany to develop safer AI

https://thelogic.co/news/lawzero-canada-germany-funding-artificial-intelligence/

The grants will allow the Montreal-based non-profit to invest in R&D and to buy more compute to develop its AI systems

Cohere agrees terms with Aleph Alpha as it seeks scale and compute

https://thelogic.co/news/cohere-aleph-alpha-deal-terms-agreed/

The Canadian firm is developing bigger and more capable models to close the gap with the frontier labs, CEO Aidan Gomez says

Canada pitched itself to the world’s biggest investors. Now comes the hard part

https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/canada-investment-summit-updates/

Mark Carney pitched global investors on a faster, more competitive Canada, while companies and governments made the case for billions in new capital

Radical Ventures raises over US$1B to back AI’s next behemoths

https://thelogic.co/news/radical-ventures-breakouts-fund-ai-giants/

The Toronto investment firm’s new venture fund is the largest ever in Canada, amid huge demand for capital from superstar researchers and fast-growing firms

Canada’s investment problem isn’t a lack of money, investors say at Milken Institute event

https://thelogic.co/news/milken-institute-canada-investment-problem/

Investors point to tax policy and regulatory uncertainty as key obstacles to unlocking investment

Canada’s middle-market challenge looms large as global investors descend

https://thelogic.co/news/canadian-global-growth-forum-cvca/

Mark Carney says Canada has what the world wants. Some investors say what’s on offer might not be big enough.

Cohere’s Gomez says Silicon Valley giants shouldn’t get to set the rules for AI

https://thelogic.co/briefing/coheres-gomez-says-silicon-valley-giants-shouldnt-get-to-set-the-rules-for-ai/