Facebook opens AI lab in Canada

Facebook opened its first artificial intelligence lab in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on hand to praise the impact of such cutting-edge research.

“Creativity is the driving force behind our prosperity, not just in Montreal but across Canada,” Trudeau told a crowd of McGill University students gathered for the launch. Joelle Pineau, a specialist in artificial intelligence at McGill, will head the research center. She said she hopes Facebook’s investment in research here will lead to more AI study. This is the fourth AI lab opened by Facebook. The others are in Paris, New York and California.