The state of AI in 2018

Artificial intelligence is already firmly rooted in our lives, and rarely does a month pass by without significant breakthroughs making the news. But amidst all the hype, it can be difficult to get a bird's-eye view of just how far AI has come, the hurdles it faces and the direction in which it's headed. In a bid to paint as precise a portrait of the AI sector as possible, The Minutes team scribbled down every noteworthy bit of information mentioned during the AI Forum 2018, a C2 Montréal track dedicated to artificial intelligence and created in partnership with Element AI. Here are the key insights they gathered. "Montreal and the Canadian AI ecosystems are winning the early innings of the AI game," says Jean-Nicolas Delage, a partner at Fasken's Intellectual Property Group.