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CIFAR network develops tools to protect courts from synthetic evidence
Safety and ethicsNovember 6, 2026, 21:39

CIFAR network develops tools to protect courts from synthetic evidence

CIFAR’s AI Safety Solution Network is developing a framework and verification tools to help courts assess whether digital evidence is authentic or generated by AI. The…

CIFAR team targets Nigerian Pidgin bias in AI systems
Safety and ethicsNovember 6, 2026, 21:39

CIFAR team targets Nigerian Pidgin bias in AI systems

A CIFAR-led research network is developing datasets, benchmarks and evaluation tools to help AI systems understand Nigerian Pidgin English, a language spoken by more…

Ask Mishomis puts Indigenous data governance at the centre of AI safety
Safety and ethicsNovember 6, 2026, 21:37

Ask Mishomis puts Indigenous data governance at the centre of AI safety

An Indigenous-led research team is developing Ask Mishomis, a digital repository designed to make complex research accessible to First Nations communities while keeping…

Two Canadian AI Chairs Trace How Language Models Learn Gender Bias
ResearchOctober 6, 2026, 17:17

Two Canadian AI Chairs Trace How Language Models Learn Gender Bias

Two Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, Zhijing Jin and Hila Gonen, are studying how large language models pick up gender bias and where it hides, as more people turn to AI for…

CIFAR names seven new and renewed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs in $4.5M round
ResearchOctober 6, 2026, 17:05

CIFAR names seven new and renewed Canada CIFAR AI Chairs in $4.5M round

CIFAR has announced seven Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, six new and one renewed, backed by nearly $4.5 million in total allocated funding from the Government of Canada. The…

Mila Names Four Academic Members Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs, Renews a Fifth
ResearchOctober 6, 2026, 20:27

Mila Names Four Academic Members Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs, Renews a Fifth

Mila has announced that four of its academic members have been appointed Canada-CIFAR AI Chairs, and that a fifth member's existing chair has been renewed. The…