Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ivan Semeniuk
Publication Date: October 8, 2024 - 20:52
How AI is reshaping health care
October 8, 2024
For Geoffrey Hinton, improvements to human health top the list of benefits that will stem from the growing use of machine-learning algorithms.It’s a point the artificial-intelligence trailblazer emphasized on Tuesday when he was dialled into the press conference that announced him as a co-recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in physics.
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One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s top advisers is leaving government, roughly four weeks prior to United Conservative Party members voting on whether they approve of their leader’s time at the helm of their organization.Ms. Smith announced Tuesday on social media that her chief of staff earlier this year informed her that he intended to “retire from public service” in October. She credited Marshall Smith for pioneering Alberta’s approach to substance-use disorders, which favours treatment and recovery above harm reduction.
October 8, 2024 - 22:01 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia’s Conservatives have pledged to combat the province’s toxic-drug crisis by expanding access to treatment and recovery services, while scrapping some harm-reduction policies introduced under the incumbent NDP.However, many of the Conservatives’ promises closely mirror NDP initiatives already underway, and the Green Party and health experts criticize the plan as offering populist platitudes for a complex crisis with no simple solutions.
October 8, 2024 - 21:19 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
Calgary city council voted to accelerate the timeline to close the Inglewood Pool after an assessment found the facility is in need of critical repairs.
October 8, 2024 - 21:15 | Adam MacVicar | Global News - Canada
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