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British Columbia Launches New AI Industry Association

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BC + AI Report 2024

What Does the Ecosystem Need?

Toward a Industrial & Applied AI Centre in British Columbia


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AI Education & Learning Lab

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Global Perspectives Speaker Series - Whistler Institute


Documenting the Movement

Building a Grassroots AI Community of Practice

Read the Research →

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UBC's BC Studies Journal has published a case study on the Vancouver AI Community and BC+AI Ecosystem.

It captures the early formation of a decentralized, creative, human-first AI movement in British Columbia — built without corporate capture or gatekeepers.

The work stands as a record of what can happen when communities organize themselves around curiosity, ethics, and action.

BCS_224_Pennefather-et-al_A.pdf

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⦿ DIY > Gatekeepers. Grassroots > Bureaucrats. Movement > Middlemen.

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⟨⟨⟨ 𝘽𝘾 + 𝘼𝙄 𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙎𝙔𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈 ⟩⟩⟩

⟨⟨⟨ 𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒-𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚕 · 𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒-𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 · 𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎-𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 ⟩⟩⟩


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⬢⬢⬢ ⟦ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ × ᴅɪꜱᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴇɴᴄʏ ⟧ ⬢⬢⬢