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Quebec AI institute Mila names Hugo Larochelle as scientific director
Hugo Larochelle aims to accelerate AI research, enhance corporate AI adoption, and support startups while applying AI tools to conserve biodiversity, leveraging federal $2 billion investment.
- Hugo Larochelle is the new scientific director of the Quebec artificial intelligence institute Mila, starting his role today.
- Larochelle replaces Laurent Charlin, who held the position previously.
- Mila highlighted Larochelle's significant contributions to AI and his commitment to beneficial science.
- Larochelle stated he will guide Mila towards major scientific breakthroughs that positively impact society.
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Hugo Larochelle first caught the A.I. research bug after interning in the lab of Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering A.I. academic, during his undergraduate studies at the University of Montreal. Decades later, Larochelle is now succeeding his former mentor as the scientific director of Quebec’s Mila A.I. Institute, an organization known in the A.I. field for its deep learning research. “My first mission is to maintain the caliber of our research and ma…
The former director of Google's artificial intelligence research laboratory in Montreal is the new Scientific Director of Mila.
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Quebec AI institute Mila names Hugo Larochelle as scientific director
Quebec artificial intelligence institute Mila has a new scientific director. Hugo Larochelle started in the job today. He is the former head of Google's AI research lab in Montreal and an adjunct professor at the Université de Montréal.
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