Canadian computer scientists help pioneers in the field of artificial intelligence before the field becomes crowd talk. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now hoping to realize their intellectual leadership.
Justin Trudeau acts as a promoter for Canada's technological economic ambition, accurately explaining the basics of machine learning while promoting a national plan that he says will secure Canada's footing in the field of artificial intelligence research and training.
Tech giants have listened to and opened their Canadian offices, hired Canadian experts, and invested time and money into applications that could be as transformative as the internet itself, Justin Trudeau wrote in an editorial published this week in the Boston Globe .
Trudeau has been promoting the message on numerous occasions and is likely to emphasize it again on Friday as he speaks at a meeting among technology entrepreneurs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Justin Trudeau's visit to the MIT campus became a headline at the school's annual meeting of initiatives, which connects innovators with a variety of private, corporate, and academic resources to help them cope with the world's problems.
Justin Trudeau is not the only head of state to speak of Artificial Intelligence. French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping are among them.
Artificial intelligence is the most important technology in the next decade or two, said Brynjolfsson, who attended the first summit on artificial intelligence for the first time at the White House last week.
This field will thoroughly transform our economy and society in various ways. It is a big mistake for the country's leaders to ignore it.
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Uber and Samsung have all opened a number of artificial intelligence research centers in Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton, attracted largely to academic research on artificial intelligence that has been running for decades.
Research is done related to the 'deep learning' algorithm that helps open the way to the creation of various technologies that we can feel today, such as voice-based digital assistant, swak driver technology, and photo tagging services that recognize faces.
The reputation of Canada as a place that welcomes the presence of immigrants is also one of the things that helps, in addition to Trudeau's enthusiasm in the field of Artificial Intelligence economics, says Brynjolfsson.
When a national leader says artificial intelligence is a priority, I think you will get creative and intelligent young people who will take the direction of government policy seriously, he said.
The visit took place between talks between Canada, the US and Mexico over whether North America's Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) needs to be updated.
Negotiators have now passed the informal Thursday deadline set by US House Speaker Paul Ryan, who hinted that the talks will likely extend through 2019..
