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2026 may be the year AI starts to truly reason about biology. AlphaFold helped close the sequence → structure gap. The next frontier is sequence → functions. Today, together with @genophoria and the team at @arcinstitute , we’re releasing BioReason-Pro — the first multimodal reasoning model for protein function prediction.

🚨 New publication alert! New study from @UHN shows that wearable technology, like the #AppleWatch, can be used to predict signs of deteriorating health & the need for medical attention in patients with #HeartFailure. 🔗 Read more: uhnresearch.ca/news/smartwatc…

Introducing MDM-Prime v2: 📎 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2603.16077 🌟 Page: chen-hao-chao.github.io/mdm-prime-v2 with @chenhao_chao @j3soon @jwquan_0102 @cymaxwelllee AI Labs: ~ hundred K GPUs. Sovereign AI & academia: ~10s K GPUs. To reach the frontier from outside, change the game. (1/4)

Join us in-person, or online, this Wednesday for a special SRI Seminar Series event with @ZhijingJin (@UofTCompSci). Talk: "Emergent AI safety risks in multi-agent LLMs." 📅 Wednesday, March 18, 2026 ⏰ 12:30–2:00 PM Register: uoft.me/cfx

What if the future of AI isn’t one massive model but many models collaborating? I invited Prof. Evan Shelhamer to speak at our #AI Solutions TownHall at @RBCBorealis on multi-model systems. The best part of my role: connecting industry teams with emerging ideas from academia. #ML

⏰ FINAL CALL: One week until Vector's $17.5K AI Scholarship’s March 18 (4PM ET) deadline Starting an AI master's program in Ontario for 2026-27? Your program nominates you – contact your administrator NOW about their internal deadline! Beyond funding, recipients gain: ✅ 980+ researcher network ✅ Exclusive mentorship & career opportunities ✅ 92% employment rate ecosystem Don't miss out! na3.hubs.ly/y0n6Nt0

Remarkable 2026 keeps inspiring! 🌟 Our Day 1 conference presentations are now available to watch in full online: ✨ Research insights ✨ Industry perspectives ✨ Cutting-edge innovations Relive the breakthroughs: na3.hubs.ly/y0n1W90

Reflections on my work as part of the AlphaGo team, 10 years later in the @newscientist newscientist.com/article/251845…

Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. A decade later, he talks about that match against Lee Sedol and what came next #Echobox=1773079441" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/251845…

🎯 Vector's Dhanesh Ramachandram presented CRISPNAM-FG research at IASEAI'26 in Paris – demonstrating how to build interpretable health care AI by design, not as an afterthought. Tested on 100,000+ patients with diabetes, this work shows what "AI safety and ethics in action" looks like. Read more: na3.hubs.ly/y0m12w0

Ontario is leading the way in AI and today that leadership was on full display at the Ontario AI Summit. Nearly 33,000 students are now enrolled in AI-related programs across our colleges and universities, and AI jobs have grown to almost 219,000 across the province. The talent pipeline is strong and growing even stronger. With $2B invested in made-in-Ontario research, $72M supporting 157 AI projects and thousands of work-integrated learning opportunities, we are building the workforce that will power our economy and protect Ontario for decades to come. #ProtectOntario #ONpse

ALL IN is expanding beyond Québec. @ScaleAICanada says it will hold satellite events Vancouver on April 15 (featuring @petitegeek and @TheSanctuaryAI's James Wells) and Toronto on May 28 (featuring a showcase from @VectorInst). betakit.com/montreal-ai-co…

🏊 Dive deeper into the groundbreaking research at Remarkable 2026! Discover the full list of 60 research posters on display from Day 2 of the conference, with breakthrough work across: 🌟 Health care AI innovations 🌟 Responsible AI development 🌟 Foundation model advances Browse the collection: na3.hubs.ly/y0lbY50 #Remarkable2026 #AICanBeRemarkable

Doctors treating diabetes patients face a dilemma: predict foot complications vs other competing health risks using "black box" AI they can't trust. New research introduces CRISPNAM-FG – an AI model that's both accurate AND transparent. Tested on 100,000+ patients, it shows exactly how each risk factor contributes to predictions. Listen to our 3-min breakdown and learn more: na3.hubs.ly/y0l6yV0

Missed Remarkable 2026? Stream Day 1 on demand – this week only! 🎬 ✨ Glenda Crisp (Vector) x Nick Frosst (Cohere) – Canada’s AI ecosystem ✨ Chris Maddison (Vector Faculty) – learning from scarce data ✨ Ankita Upadhyay (Thomson Reuters) – responsible agentic AI guardrails ✨ Priyank Jaini (Google DeepMind) – video models revolutionizing computer vision ✨ Alán Aspuru-Guzik (Vector Faculty) – autonomous AI scientists Watch now before it’s gone: na3.hubs.ly/y0l24-0 Available until Friday, February 27 at 11:59 PM ET. #Remarkable2026 #AICanBeRemarkable

Remarkable 2026 complete! 🌟 Thanks to our workshop leaders, 50+ poster presenters, & incredible community who brought the collaborative energy that drives Canadian AI leadership The conversations continue → innovations we can't imagine yet 🚀 Thank you all for making Remarkable 2026 truly remarkable. #Remarkable2026 #AICanBeRemarkable

🔬 50+ research posters showcasing AI's real-world impact at Remarkable 2026, spanning: + Voice-controlled surgery for global health + Ethical AI mental health support + Language model bias detection + Clean energy catalyst design + Computer mouse cybersecurity hacks + and many more The future of responsible AI innovation is unfolding here. 🚀 #Remarkable2026 #AICanBeRemarkable

The conversations coming out of our Remarkable 2026 workshops are 🔥🔥🔥 Discussions are taking place around: 🔒 Privacy & Security – real-world deployment issues like the conflicting priorities of trustworthy AI 🤖 Agentic AI – AI agents as collaborator with humans in control, and how collaborations between researchers and industry partners can accelerate practical AI agent adoption 🧠 LLM Frontiers – manipulation and stagnation issues, and how to bridge the “trust deficit” of enterprise adoption through AI-reasoning with human-validation workflows. Canadian AI leadership = shared industry/research expertise in action. 🤝 #Remarkable2026 #AICanBeRemarkable

Thank you to @VectorInst for inviting me to share a few words at their #Remarkable2026 conference to highlight how our government is working to foster innovation and boost competitiveness in Ontario. Now more than ever, we must continue investing in the artificial intelligence sector to protect Ontario-made intellectual property and ensure it is commercialized right here at home.

Day 2 of Remarkable 2026 is exclusively in-person, and all about Research → Action 🔧 3 workshop tracks: 🔒 Privacy & Security 🤖 Agentic AI 🧠 LLM Frontiers + 59 research posters from across Vector’s community 🔬 Stay tuned for updates throughout the day, and if you’re with us in person, don’t forget to tag us in your posts! #Remarkable2026 #AICanBeRemarkable