Artificial Intelligence

New figures from GSMA Intelligence (GSMAi) released today at MWC Barcelona 2024 reveal that 5G connections are expected to represent over half (51 per cent) of...

AWS, Microsoft, Ericsson, Nvidia and more form new alliance to integrate AI in cellular technology

Ashee Pamma - February 28, 2024

At MWC 2024 in Barcelona, a number of companies joined forces to form the AI-RAN (AI-radio access network) alliance, a new initiative to integrate...

Microsoft strikes deal with Mistral AI; EU lawmakers demand investigation

Ashee Pamma - February 27, 2024

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to CNBC this morning that its multi-year partnership with Mistral AI includes an investment of US$16 million, which would convert...

Making AI explainable to bridge trust gaps: Forrester weighs in

Ashee Pamma - February 23, 2024

Artificial intelligence has invaded industries and companies of all sizes, but the backstory of what makes these tools powerful and erratic alike remains somewhat...

Charting Canada’s AI future: Firms must move quick, innovate, panel says

Paul Barker - February 22, 2024

A recent Empire Club of Canada luncheon panel explored what Canadian organizations must do to keep up with the rest of the world when...

The world according to Hinton: Slowing AI down is not the answer

Paul Barker - February 20, 2024

Eight months ago, Geoffrey Hinton, the esteemed professor emeritus at the University of Toronto who resigned his post at Google over concerns about artificial...

EY Canada, Microsoft launch climate stress testing initiative for FIs

Paul Barker - February 14, 2024

Consulting and accounting firm EY Canada today launched the EY Climate Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis solution, a service running on Microsoft Azure which...

AI in network orchestration spend to reach US$20B by 2028: Juniper

Paul Barker - February 13, 2024

A new report from Juniper Research indicates that global network operator spend on artificial intelligence (AI) for network orchestration will generate US$20 billion by...

Tech sector navigating layoffs while riding GenAI wave, says GlobalData

Paul Barker - February 9, 2024

The technology industry, says GlobaData, has already witnessed substantial changes in 2024, including layoffs by big companies such as Google, Amazon and Meta, a...

Google launches Bard GenAI in Canada, rebrands it to Gemini

Lynn Greiner - February 8, 2024

Google today announced that its generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbot, Bard, is now available to Canadians, in both English and French. At the same...

Meta may not bring some products to Canada unless proposed AI law changed, Parliament told

Howard Solomon - February 8, 2024

Officials from four of the biggest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta — largely offered polite criticism of the...

Cisco launches AI features, Nvidia partnership in Amsterdam

Lynn Greiner - February 6, 2024

Today, at Cisco Live Amsterdam, Cisco made a series of announcements designed to add more artificial intelligence (AI) power and capabilities across the organization’s...

Bell, Mila to embark on joint deep learning AI initiative

Paul Barker - February 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence research institute Mila and Bell Canada have announced an 18-month collaborative project that, the two said, will apply deep learning neural network...