Artificial intelligence
¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ leads groundbreaking research to ensure technology revolution leaves no one behind
$318-million Connected Minds initiative to bring equity and inclusion to murky waters of AI April 28, 2023 A massive seven-year interdisciplinary research initiative led by ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ – backed by substantial federal research funding — is setting out to tame the unruly world of AI and other disruptive technologies, so humans can benefit equitably from […]
¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ leads $318.4M first-of-kind inclusive next-gen technology research initiative
Together with Queen’s University, the cross-disciplinary work is backed by $105.7M in federal funding through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund TORONTO, April 28, 2023 — Is an equitable world that includes humans and machines possible? ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ researchers believe it must be and have set out to make it so through a first of its kind interdisciplinary […]
York experts ‘predict’ impacts of AI and tech for 2023 and beyond
York researchers available to comment on how ever-advancing tech will impact our social and cognitive futures, and why decision-making shouldn’t be left solely in hands of technocrats TORONTO, January 10, 2023 — From the future of aging and long-term care to how artificial intelligence can both help and hinder our brains, to why fully autonomous […]
York research: AI better than human eye at predicting brain metastasis outcomes
Lassonde engineers create novel technique they hope will provide cancer patients and clinicians with better, faster information A recent study by ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ researchers suggests an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technique they developed is considerably more effective than the human eye when it comes to predicting therapy outcomes in patients with brain metastases. The team […]
Global spotlight on AI’s impact on health care, law and urban development
Innovative ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ conference to focus on how interdisciplinary collaborations can help shape a more just, equitable, healthy and sustainable future
¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ researchers’ revamped AI tool makes water dramatically safer in refugee camps
A team of researchers from ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and Lassonde School of Engineering have revamped their Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) with multiple innovations that will help aid workers unlock potentially life-saving information from water-quality data regularly collected in humanitarian settings.Â
¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ receives $7.25M to build network and use AI and big data in fight against infectious diseases
Five-year project aimed at ensuring vulnerable and at-risk populations are included in disease outbreak management and policies TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2022 – At a time when the risk of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases (ERIDs) is increasing, an international team led by ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ successfully competed to receive a CAD7.25 million grant from the International Development Research […]
Artificial intelligence can be used to tackle COVID-19 inequities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help tackle inequities that contribute to a higher risk of the most vulnerable contracting and dying of COVID-19, but ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ researchers say the right data is crucial for that to happen.