"L ast September, nearly 6,500 people-including start-up founders, investors, and researchers-gathered at the Palais des congrès in Montreal for All In, Canada's largest artificial intelligence event. After passing through a security checkpoint, they lounged on plush furniture and posed in front of a luminous "ALL IN" sign. Everyone wore a lanyard with a QR code that could be scanned to connect through an app, a sort of modern-day business card. Kiosks showcased AI companies; smooth jazz flowed and so did coffee."
"Canada's minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, Evan Solomon, was there, working the room. With a small entourage, he stopped by several of the kiosks, asking questions and shaking hands. He appeared at a funding announcement for INOVAIT, a national network focused on image-guided therapy and AI, and another with Telus as it revealed plans for a "sovereign AI factory" in Rimouski, Quebec, which is intended to deliver AI compute power to Canadian businesses and researchers. At All In, there was money and goodwill to go around: the mood was frothy with it, yet also undercut by a sense of urgency."
Nearly 6,500 attendees, including start-up founders, investors, and researchers, gathered at All In in Montreal, Canada's largest AI event. Attendees used QR-lanyards and mingled among kiosks showcasing AI companies, with a convivial atmosphere of music and coffee. Canada's minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, Evan Solomon, participated in networking and funding announcements for INOVAIT and a Telus-backed "sovereign AI factory" in Rimouski to provide compute power to Canadian businesses and researchers. The event combined enthusiasm and substantial funding with a pervasive sense of urgency. Artificial intelligence is defined as a branch of computer science that simulates human functions, with applications from supply chains to drug development, and generative AI can produce text, video, and other content and is often described as a super assistant.
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