Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is a machine learning institute in Edmonton, Alberta. Amii was established in 2002 to drive innovation in the artificial intelligence space and partner with companies to adopt and grow the technology. Since their inception, Amii have worked with more than 300 companies to translate knowledge, talent and technology into industry and secured $600M+ in venture financing, including $450M raised by Canadian-based companies. As of 2023, Amii funds the research of more than 30 research fellows, 36 Canada CIFAR AI chairs, recently invested $30 million in the University of Alberta to recruit 20 new global AI researchers, and worked with over 100 companies to accelerate AI product development.
Along with Montreal's Mila and Toronto's Vector Institute, Amii is a member of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
History
Amii began in 2002 as the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning (AICML), a joint effort between the Government of Alberta and the University of Alberta. In 2017, they rebranded under their current Amii name and moved into a large open-concept collaborative office in downtown Edmonton.
References
- ^ Adreinne Lamb, Rick Bremness (21 October 2023). "Edmonton has been doing AI for a long time ... here's why". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Adam Lachacz (31 January 2023). "$30M Amii investment into AI an 'enormous step forward' for research". CTV News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "U of A and Amii usher in a new wave of broadened AI research with the recruitment of 20 new faculty members". University of Alberta. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Impact and opportunities: Canada's AI ecosystem - 2023" (PDF). Deloitte. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Kathleen Sandusky (27 April 2023). "Canada's AI leadership strengthened through new and renewed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs under the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy". Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Our story". Amii. Retrieved 5 December 2023.