Author: Rebecca Bruni, 2025 Summer
Student-At-Law
Google's philanthropic wing, Google.org, announced a
$5 million
grantto the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
("Amii") to develop and integrate
artificial intelligence ("AI") materials
into post-secondary courses in Canada.
Amii— a
non-profit, joint effort between the Alberta Government and the
University of Alberta, is focused on machine intelligence research
and utilizing AI to make scientific advancements in Canadian
industries. Amii will use the funding to establish a national
consortium of 25 post-secondary institutions, reaching an estimated
125,000 students, that will develop and integrate "easy-to-use
AI curriculum materials" into existing courses. While the
consortium must first be formed before settling on the substance of
its curriculum, Amii CEO Cam Linke toldBetaKitthat the curriculum will likely consist
of a base understanding of AI, including how AI works, the
principles and practices for
