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Open Lecture Prof. Kristian Kersting on deep machines that know when they do not know
Jan. 20, 2020
Open Lecture Dr. Jakob Foerster on self-play and zero-shot coordination in Hanabi
June 8, 2020

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Royal Bank of Canada
RBC Capital Markets wins 2021 Celent Model Sell Side Award for its Aiden® AI-powered electronic trading platform
March 9, 2021
Investment Executive
How banks are harnessing artificial intelligence
F. Collie
Feb. 22, 2021
David Johnston Research + Technology Park, University of Waterloo
Beyond the buzz: how Borealis AI is changing finance, and lives, with data
*M. Pereira
Feb. 15, 2021
The Globe and Mail
Canada’s opportunity to ensure AI remains a force for good
F. Agrafioti , A. LaPlante
Dec. 22, 2020
Ask AI
Episode 19: How does an online hub for ethical AI work?
Nov. 5, 2020
Digital
RBC Debuts Aiden, an AI Platform Capable of 32 Million Calculations Per Trade Order
Oct. 15, 2020
BNN Bloomberg
RBC rolls out AI-based trading platform to global clients
Oct. 14, 2020
Cision
RBC Capital Markets launches Aiden® - a new AI-powered electronic trading platform
Oct. 14, 2020
RBC
Borealis AI launches RESPECT AI™ program to bring ethical and responsible AI to all
Oct. 1, 2020
ITProToday
A Look at Royal Bank of Canada's Homegrown GPU Farm
Sept. 10, 2020
WSJ Pro Artificial Intelligence
RBC Seeks to Pump Up Its AI Models With a New Platform
Aug. 4, 2020
RBC
Borealis AI announces new AI infrastructure, developed with Red Hat and NVIDIA
July 23, 2020
Forbes
The Women Defining The 21st Century AI Movement: Part 2 Of 2
March 19, 2020
IT World
10 women advancing AI in Canada
March 5, 2020
Financial Post
RBC winners achieving global stature in their fields
Nov. 21, 2019
Harvard Business Review
Managing Bias and Risk at Every Step of the AI-Building Process
K. Hume , A. LaPlante
Oct. 30, 2019
BetaKit
Mila receives funding, support from Borealis AI for climate change project
Oct. 9, 2019
Amber Mac
#TheFeed: Borealis AI; iOS Updates; & VideaHealth
Oct. 7, 2019
The Globe and Mail
‘We don’t go fast and break things’ Canada’s banks try to manage risks as they cautiously push into AI
Sept. 12, 2019
LinkedIn Pulse
How Vancouver Hit its AI Stride
June 1, 2019
Business in Vancouver
Lab launch highlights artificial intelligence's hopes and fears
May 31, 2019
LinkedIn
No time to rest on laurels. Here's where Canada needs to focus next
F. Agrafioti
May 31, 2019
RBC Disruptors
Battling Bias in AI
May 23, 2019
RBC Disruptors
AI for Good: In Conversation with Foteini Agrafioti
May 22, 2019
Buzzsprout
AI Insights from Kathryn Hume, Director of Business Development at Borealis AI
May 20, 2019
Betakit
Canada, France governments announce declaration of the International Panel on AI
May 16, 2019
The Logic
Element AI's Yoshua Bengio and RBC's Foteini Agrafioti to co-chair government panel on AI
May 15, 2019
The Banker
An ethical framework for the AI age
April 1, 2019
MIT News
Learning to teach to speed up learning
Jan. 29, 2019
BetaKit
Kathryn Hume joins Borealis AI as director of business development
Jan. 14, 2019
IT World Canada
CIFAR names first cohort of Artificial Intelligence Chairs, part of Pan-Canadian AI strategy
Dec. 6, 2018
Canadian Underwriter
The single most important factor to successful AI adoption
Nov. 24, 2018
Harvard Business Review
How to Set Up an AI R&D Lab
F. Agrafioti
Nov. 20, 2018
TVA Nouvelles
L’intelligence artificielle de Montréal séduit la RBC
Oct. 9, 2018
IT World Canada
Start the long journey to AI gains now, or risk missing out on the benefits
Oct. 9, 2018
Globe and Mail
Ottawa announces $25-million in funding for U of T’s Creative Destruction Lab
Oct. 9, 2018
Investment Executive
RBC donates $1 million for advancing ethical AI
Oct. 9, 2018
Toronto Life
Inside the robot-inspired office of Borealis AI, with basketball hoops, chess tables and a swing room
Aug. 24, 2018
The Globe and Mail
Can Montreal's new research hub humanize artificial intelligence
Aug. 22, 2018
AI Trends
Executive Interview: Dr. Foteini Agrafioti, Head of Borealis AI and Chief Science Officer, RBC
Aug. 3, 2018
Toronto Life
A sneak peek inside the artificial intelligence labs at MaRS
Aug. 2, 2018
The Globe and Mail
Let’s focus AI on solving the right kinds of problems
G. Mori
May 27, 2018
The Globe and Mail
Canada’s brain gain – the reverse migration of tech talent is happening
May 7, 2018
Business In Vancouver
RBC artificial intelligence lab eyes computer vision initiative
May 4, 2018
BNN Bloomberg
RBC’s Borealis AI expanding into Vancouver
April 27, 2018
Techvibes
Borealis AI Heads West with New Vancouver Research
April 23, 2018
IT World Canada
Borealis AI expands lab network into Vancouver
April 23, 2018
Financial Times
AI in banking – the reality behind the hype
April 13, 2018
Techvibes
Waterloo.ai Has Officially Opened its Doors
April 9, 2018
Maclean’s
Ensuring that artificial intelligence is ethical? That’s everyone’s responsibility
F. Agrafioti
March 19, 2018
Techvibes
The Integral Cross-Discipline Approach to Pushing AI Research
M. Brubaker
Feb. 7, 2018
Techvibes
Borealis AI Adds Top Talent in Push for Ethical AI Within Financial Services
Feb. 5, 2018
The Globe and Mail
How we can leverage AI to bridge academia and business
P. Poupart
Feb. 4, 2018
IT World Canada
AI will infiltrate every industry and businesses need to be prepared, experts say
Dec. 13, 2017
MaRS
Banking on AI
Dec. 13, 2017
MaRS
How bots are making banking better
Dec. 13, 2017
betakit
Borealis AI opening Montreal lab with Jackie Cheung as academic advisor
Nov. 21, 2017
The Banker
Canada’s co-operative approach to fin tech
Oct. 2, 2017
The Banker
RBC CEO Dave McKay looks to stay ahead of technology
Oct. 2, 2017
National Post
Canada needs to nurture local tech champions and protect research, says AI pioneer
Oct. 1, 2017
Reuters
Big banks embrace tech
Sept. 28, 2017
BNN Bloomberg
Top 40 under 40 winners share their secrets to success
Sept. 10, 2017
BNN Bloomberg
Dave McKay: Why RBC is betting on the future of AI
Sept. 9, 2017
The Telegraph
Will AI-powered robots really steal my job?
Aug. 29, 2017
BNN Bloomberg
Foteini Agrafioti on BNN: “Invest in the AI ecosystem to halt the brain drain”
Aug. 25, 2017
Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Dr. Foteini Agrafioti recognized as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
July 7, 2017
The Globe and Mail
It’s time to make the Canadian AI ecosystem bloom
F. Agrafioti , Y. Bengio, T. Poutanen
July 5, 2017
University of Toronto
Canada’s biggest bank envisions Toronto as a ‘global destination for AI research’
June 27, 2017
IT World Canada
Borealis AI junior developer Amy Xiao wins Developer 30 Under 30 award
April 27, 2017
BBC
Vector Institute is just the latest in Canada’s AI expansion
March 29, 2017
Digiday
Inside the Royal Bank of Canada’s machine-learning labs
March 2, 2017
Financial Post
Your relationship with artificial intelligence will soon determine whether you’ll be a have or a have-not
Feb. 28, 2017
Financial Post
Revolution AI: How Edmonton is gaining ground as a research and innovation hub for AI
Feb. 22, 2017
The AI Effect
Balancing innovation and safety: ethics, transparency, bias and privacy
Feb. 20, 2017
betakit
RBC wants to dedicate 40 percent of tech budget on innovation, move away from spending on legacy systems
Feb. 7, 2017
Techvibes
RBC Research Recruits Artificial Intelligence Expert to Lead Machine Learning Lab
Jan. 18, 2017
IT World Canada
Microsoft and RBC fueling new Canadian AI investments
Jan. 18, 2017
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