Opinion: Artificial intelligence could be our next major export

Two years ago, it started being possible. Today, it's a certainty: Canada is well on its way to becoming a global hub for artificial intelligence, or "AI." We are steadily attracting some of the brightest students and talented scientists to study and conduct research here. The challenge, however, is expanding the number of AI companies, spaces, and institutes to increase job availability and retain these talented individuals. If we can expand the pool of available jobs for our AI researchers and graduates, we stand a chance of retaining them to pursue their AI careers here, instead of losing them to Silicon Valley and giant companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon.