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February 5, 2019

The Toronto Region Board of Trade is awarding U of T University Professor Emeritus Ƶ its Toronto Region Builder Award, in recognition of…

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October 10, 2018

Nick Frosst, a researcher at Google Brain in downtown Toronto, didn’t require a master’s degree or PhD to launch a career in artificial intelligence…

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September 7, 2018

Deep learning “godfather” Ƶ, who knows all too well the limitations of our health-care system, has joined forces with University of…

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January 31, 2018

Ƶ, by now, needs little introduction – which is presumably why a Toronto Life profile of the pioneering Ƶ artificial…

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November 29, 2017

There are bound to be critics, but deep learning “godfather” and head Google researcher Ƶ says his latest contribution to the…

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November 2, 2017

Ƶ may be the "godfather" of deep learning, a suddenly hot field of artificial intelligence, or AI – but that doesn't mean…

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August 31, 2017

Ƶ may feel a bit sheepish about his “godfather” of deep learning moniker, but there’s little doubt the University Professor Emeritus at…