10 AI companies to watch for in 2018

Ontario has become a true hub for artificial intelligence, not just in Canada, but worldwide and the province's reputation as a global leader in AI is growing. Whether in fintech, medtech or other fields, some of the most promising AI ventures are located within the province. Here are just a handful of the ones to watch this year. This Kitchener-Waterloo-based company's key cloud service offers a way for auto companies to find malfunctions or predict failures for vehicles coming off the assembly line or being driven – a big, but often overlooked challenge. It does this by using machine learning to find flaws in real time.