Anthropic commits $10 million to Canadian AI research across eight institutions
Anthropic allocated $10 million CAD across eight Canadian institutions to support research on beneficial and responsible AI applications. The funding targets three regional AI institutes,Amii, Mila, and Vector Institute,plus CHEO, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Université Laval.
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OpenAI will not pursue an initial public offering in 2026 because the company is prioritizing safety concerns related to artificial intelligence technology. CEO Sam Altman made this statement in an interview with Fortune.
4 things you can do to protect yourself from the rising threat of AI
AI is increasingly integrated into home appliances, work products, and messaging systems while simultaneously gathering data from user behavior. Traditional cybersecurity threats like stolen passwords and phishing attacks have become more sophisticated, requiring four specific protective habits to reduce digital risk.
Don’t trust AI companies with your content. Verify them instead
Three major music publishers sued Anthropic for allegedly using torrented music and lyrics to train AI models without permission, following a similar January lawsuit from Universal. Anthropic previously settled a 1.5 billion dollar case over pirated books and declined detailed comment on the music allegations.