Civic Tech

Canadian AI Civic Tech Privacy & Security
Sep 10, 2019 ● Montreal Gazette Facebook, Microsoft Launch Contest to Detect Deepfake Videos

The two corporations are teaming up with the Partnership on AI coalition and academics to better identify media manipulation

Canadian AI Civic Tech Funding
Aug 02, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood Ratio.City Raises $1 Million Seed Round for AI-Powered Urban Analytics Platform

The Toronto-based Proptech startup specializes in using data for urban development

Canadian AI Civic Tech
Aug 01, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood Ample Labs, Ada Officially Launch AI Chatbot for Toronto’s Homeless Community

Chalmers was created to instantly connect Toronto’s homeless community with local resources.

General AI News Civic Tech
Jul 13, 2018 ● Donna Fuscaldo Fidelity's Welo: Forget Tech; AI To Have Greater Impact On Industrials

AI will drive productivity for industrial companies

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Jul 12, 2018 ● Lucas Matney Facebook’s AI Researchers Task ‘Tourist Bots’ With Finding Their Way In NYC

Facebook is getting guide bots to help tourist bots explore Hell’s Kitchen in a virtual NYC

Canadian AI Civic Tech
Jun 25, 2018 ● Jane Wakefield Tomorrow's Cities: Can Start-ups Solve City Issues?

Start-ups spun off from the University of Waterloo are helping transform cities

Canadian AI Civic Tech
Mar 12, 2018 ● Globe and Mail University of Calgary Study Suggests Technology can help Predict where Lightning may Spark Wildfires

Satellite data and AI can help foresee where lightning poses a greater risk

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Feb 23, 2018 ● Digital Journal Scientists Create AI System to Detect and Locate Earthquakes

Neural networks detect even the tiniest tremor against geological background noise