Nuclear power & the state of AI in the province

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A new report from Clean Prosperity, released yesterday, examines Canada’s nuclear power supply chain based on in-depth interviews with 43 leading experts, including several from Saskatchewan. The report makes recommendations on how Canada — and Saskatchewan in particular — can move forward with nuclear power. Brent is joined by Jeff Davis, Clean Prosperity’s Saskatchewan Director, to discuss the paper’s key findings.

Experts say an innocent online trend has actually turned into a goldmine for AI training. The 2016 throwback trend is helping AI recognize faces and track changes over time. Brian McQuinn, an associate professor at the University of Regina and co-director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Conflict, joins the show to unpack the trend and how AI continues to improve.
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