Amii (research institute)
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| Formation | 2002 |
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| Type | Independent, nonprofit artificial intelligence organization |
| Purpose | Science research in deep learning, robotics, reinforcement learning |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Employees | ~100 |
| Website | www |
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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Along with Montreal's Mila and Toronto's Vector Institute, Amii is a member of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy.[1][5]
History
[edit]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.[6] In 2017, they rebranded under their current Amii name and moved into a large open-concept collaborative office in downtown Edmonton.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.