U of T receives $100-million gift for new artificial intelligence complex, the school's largest-ever donation The Star

This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com The University of Toronto has received its largest ever donation, a $100-million gift to further the school's research on artificial intelligence. The donation from the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation will in part go to a new 750,000-square-foot complex to be built at the northeast corner of College St. and Queen's Park starting this fall, school President Meric Gertler announced at a Monday news conference. The money will also help launch the Schwartz-Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. Gertler said the gift will help spark Canadian innovation and examine how technology shapes people's lives.