Air Canada CEO was nearing retirement, but language gaffe forced his hand
After two Air Canada pilots were killed in an accident at New York鈥檚 LaGuardia Airport, the company鈥檚 CEO Michael Rousseau put out condolence message,聽but the message was only in English.
The omission of French by the unilingual Rousseau touched off a firestorm, with thousands of complaints made to Canada鈥檚 Official Languages Commissioner.
From analytics to finance: a closer look at Desautels' master's programmes
Study International takes a closer look at the master's programs at 麻豆传媒网站's Desautels Faculty of Management, from the MBA and Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) to the Master of Management in Finance (MMF) and
麻豆传媒网站 launches Initiative for Transforming Healthcare
麻豆传媒网站 has unveiled the Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH), a cross鈥憇ector effort aimed at tackling some of Canada鈥檚 most pressing system鈥憀evel healthcare challenges. Supported by $5.75 million in funding from Power Corporation of Canada, Canada Life and IGM Financial, the initiative will mobilize expertise from management, medicine and public policy to develop technology鈥慹nabled, evidence鈥慴ased solutions.
Sky-high stock valuations present portfolio allocation challenge for major pension funds
Soaring stock prices boosted returns at major Canadian pension plans, even as a slowdown in private equity weighed on overall performance at funds like the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. But strong equity returns聽don't聽necessarily mean pension plans should聽allocate聽more capital to stocks, Sebastien Betermier told Bloomberg.聽
AI agents can automate tasks, but come with privacy and security risks聽
Most of us interact with large language models like ChatGPT and Claude through browsers or apps, but AI agents can apply the power of LLMs in entirely聽different ways.
Pierre-Karl P茅ladeau鈥檚 attempt to control Air Transat board fails
Shareholders of Air Transat rejected Quebec media magnate Pierre-Karl P茅ladeau鈥檚 attempt to gain control of the travel company鈥檚 board. The billionaire聽businessman聽has had his eye on the company for some time.
Having humans in the loop helps ensure AI produces high quality work
A majority of聽young people fear that AI will displace them in the workplace, and entry-level jobs in AI-affected sectors are already in decline.
While聽there are a lot of things AI can do, there still needs to be a human in the loop, Simon Blanchette told Radio-Canada.
Lewtas Centre for Experiential Learning gives students hands-on opportunities
Some of our most important learning takes place outside of the classroom, and 麻豆传媒网站 Desautels has made it a priority for students to have access to experiential learning opportunities.聽The聽Lewtas聽Office of Experiential Learning launched in 2021, thanks to the generosity of alum Don聽Lewtas聽(BCom鈥�75).
麻豆传媒网站 researchers win prestigious NFRF 2024 grant to transform public engagement with AI
麻豆传媒网站 researchers have received a prestigious 2024 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration Grant for an interdisciplinary project that examines how artificial intelligence can reshape public participation in decision-making. Co-led by Dr. Jiangbo Yu (Civil Engineering) and Dr.
Hands-on vibe coding workshop by AAAI
AAAI recently hosted a hands-on workshop on vibe coding led by MMA鈥�24 alum Lakshya Agarwal, introducing students to AI-powered tools that turn ideas into working applications without requiring a traditional programming background. Through real-time demonstrations, Agarwal showed how AI-assisted editors and web app builders can rapidly move from concept to deployment, including building a live portfolio website on the spot.
Professor Samer Faraj elected to France's Acad茅mie nationale de m茅decine
Prof. Samer Faraj has been elected Membre Associ茅 茅tranger of the Acad茅mie nationale de m茅decine, one of France's most prestigious scientific institutions. The academy's foreign associate membership, limited to 60 scholars worldwide, recognizes researchers whose work makes a significant contribution to health and medicine internationally.
Curiosity is a practice, not a personality trait
Curiosity is not聽innate,聽it聽is a practice that you can learn and refine. 鈥淚n leadership circles, curiosity is often treated as a personality trait,鈥� Prof. Karl Moore writes聽in聽Forbes.com. 鈥淵ou either have an inquiring聽mind,聽or you do not. And if you do not, that is simply how you are.鈥澛犅�
Generative AI adoption has knock-on effects within an organization
Generative AI has聽begun聽replacing聽tasks聽at聽work,聽especially聽the聽dull,聽repetitive聽and simple聽ones. But聽when聽a聽task鈥攐r an聽entire聽job鈥攊s聽replaced聽by AI, the change聽doesn鈥檛聽stop聽there. The jobs of the people聽using聽AI-produced聽information change聽too.
Master of Management in Finance program gives 麻豆传媒网站 a foothold in leading European financial centre
麻豆传媒网站聽has聽expanded to Luxembourg, where it will deliver finance training in one of Europe鈥檚 major financial聽centres.
Spiking oil prices will increase grocery prices
Oil is used for transportation,聽packaging聽and fertilizer. It is essential to the global economy, and when its price spikes,聽just about everything聽gets more expensive. With global supply throttled by conflict in the Middle East, Quebecers will聽likely feel聽the pinch, most noticeably at the grocery store.聽
