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Events

Events at Mila

Several times a year, Mila organizes events aimed at advancing artificial intelligence research and fostering discussion on its development. From workshops and conferences to fundraising events, find out more about upcoming events in our spaces.

Upcoming Events

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Mental Health & AI Chatbots: From Silos to Safeguards
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Many AI chatbots are designed to simulate care, empathy, and companionship, and as such, have begun to take on increasingly significant emotional and social roles in peoples’ lives, including and especially young users. Because of this, and a growing body of research on the mental health impacts of sustained and dependent chatbot use, their unregulated deployment has started to raise concern amongst educators, clinicians, and youth themselves.
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The Mila AI Policy Conference
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On Januray 15, Mila will held its first AI Policy Conference, The AI Policy Frontline: Driving Evidence-Based Solutions, gathering leading researchers, policymakers, government officials, and industry experts to address the most critical challenges and opportunities at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and public policy today.
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Mila's Community of Practice: AI Safety
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Following the first edition of the community of practice that took place last fall, we are returning with a similar format under the theme of AI safety.
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Ongoing Events

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Mila Tea Talks

Tea Talks are scientific keynote-like talks held every week during the academic year. These presentations cover a range of technical subjects related to machine learning.

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Mila welcomes requests to organize events in its spaces that are in line with its mission. 

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