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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
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Vector Institute
Where AI possibilities come to life. Vector Institute advances breakthrough AI research and accelerates adoption across Canada's AI ecosystem.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
That’s a wrap on the 2026 AI Summit and Career Fair! 🚀 From main stage insights to an engaging Career Fair, today showed why Ontario leads in AI innovation. Huge thanks to our speakers, sponsors, and all our attendees!
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
This afternoon, we head into the Career Fair to connect world-class talent with industry leaders. Stay in the loop on future events, research and ecosystem news. Sign up for our newsletter today: vectorinstitute.ai#newsletter
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Where AI possibilities come to life. Vector Institute advances breakthrough AI research and accelerates adoption across Canada's AI ecosystem.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
How do you break into AI? Our panel with talent leaders from Bell, Accenture, Layer 6, and Emterra broke down exactly what enterprise teams look for and how candidates can break through in a complex market.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
Deploying AI in finance means high-stakes decisions at scale. Golnoosh Samei (RBC Borealis) took us under the hood of ATOM, RBC’s Large Transaction Model (LTM) that powers agentic workflows, moving enterprise AI far beyond the basic chatbot.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
How do cognitive science and AI shape each other? Vector Faculty Member Kelsey Allen discussed mental simulation and how tools like 3DSPA detect physical rule violations, measurably improving the physical realism of generative video models.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
The morning sessions at the AI Summit and Career Fair delivered deep insights into AI research and industry adoption. Here’s what we heard from the main stage! 👇🧵
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
We are incredibly grateful to the Government of Canada and the Ontario Government for their continued partnership in building and supporting our AI ecosystem. Now let’s spend the day defining the future of AI together.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
Minister Solomon addressed the AI talent in the room: "The distance between ideas and execution has never been shorter. You have the most powerful tools in history to solve problems."
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
Major news: Minister Fedeli announced Ontario is developing its first AI strategy and investing $30M in Vector through the Critical Technologies Initiative (CTI) to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and retain our province’s top talent. Read more: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 25/09/2026
"We are not joining the AI revolution, we helped start it." – Minister Thanigasalam Vector’s 2026 AI Summit and Career Fair is officially here! 🚀 Huge thanks to Ministers Fedeli, Solomon, and Thanigasalam for joining us to open the day.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 24/09/2026
2026 cycle open until Oct. 23. Learn more and start your application today: na3.hubs.ly/y0DCcg0
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Graduate Student Program | AI Graduate Programs, Canada - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Explore AI graduate programs across Canada and connect with research supervisors at 13 universities through one free application with Vector Institute.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 24/09/2026
Submit one free application to share your background with our national network of Vector Faculty Members and Faculty Affiliates across 13 Canadian universities. Find out a supervisor is interested before you commit to any university.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 24/09/2026
The standard graduate application process has a sequencing problem. You apply, pay the fee, and hope a lab has space. The Vector Graduate Student Program flips this to put research fit first. 🧵
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U of T Department of Computer Science @uoftcompsci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One season. Many conversations. Introducing “Conversations in Computing.” On Oct. 22, Bruce Schneier presents “Hacking AI,” exploring how AI can exploit vulnerabilities across economic, political and social systems. With @vectorinstitute.ai & @torontosri.bsky.social Register: bit.ly/cic-oct-22
Promotional graphic for the University of Toronto Department of Computer Science's Conversations in Computing series. The graphic features a portrait of Bruce Schneier alongside the title “Bruce Schneier on Hacking AI.” Event details read: Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, 108 College Street, Toronto. A yellow “Register Now” button appears beside the portrait. University of Toronto Computer Science, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, and Vector Institute logos appear at the bottom.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 23/09/2026
Six specialized, paid positions are available for Winter 2027 across machine learning, program delivery, data analytics, and talent strategy. Applications close Thursday, October 1 at 1:00 pm ET. Apply today: vectorinstitute.ai/research-tal...
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AI Internships | Vector Institute
Gain hands-on AI experience with Vector's Applied AI Internships. Work on real projects with industry partners and Vector's professional teams.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 23/09/2026
During her Winter 2026 term, Vector intern Sana Shams consulted with Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows to build workshops and an application database that helps researchers secure faculty roles and keeps top AI talent in Canada. Where will a Vector internship take you?
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 17/09/2026
Learn more and apply by October 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET: vectorinstitute.ai/programs/int...
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AI Internships | Vector Institute
Gain hands-on AI experience with Vector's Applied AI Internships. Work on real projects with industry partners and Vector's professional teams.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 17/09/2026
We are hiring emerging talent for six paid, active implementation roles across our teams: + Applied Machine Learning + Applied AI Program Design + AI Adoption, Public Sector + FastLane Program Analyst + Program Strategy, Emerging Talent + Data Analytics
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 17/09/2026
Step directly into Canada’s premier AI network. Advance your career by deploying AI solutions alongside leading researchers and industry partners 🚀 Vector Institute Winter 2027 Applied AI Internships are now open!
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 18/08/2026
Achieving a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research institute is essential to creating excellent, innovative, and impactful research. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Applications close Sept 14, reference letters accepted until Sept 30 Apply today: na3.hubs.ly/y0zQ4H0
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 18/08/2026
You'd be joining a 1480+ member research community across ON working from fundamental theory to applied solutions. "Being a Vector Faculty Affiliate paved my path to move my research outcome from paper to practice and ensure my research benefits the real world.” – Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari, York U.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 18/08/2026
Faculty Affiliates gain access to dedicated compute, Vector's research environment, collaborative programing, and direct connections with industry and health partners to move research into real-world application.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 18/08/2026
We also welcome researchers applying AI to domains such as energy and natural resources, transportation, agriculture, and manufacturing and robotics.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 18/08/2026
This program is built for Ontario faculty with established research programs across core AI areas: + Fundamental ML and deep learning + Safe and trustworthy AI + AI for health and scientific discovery + Generative models + Physical AI + Agentic systems
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 18/08/2026
Ontario faculty leading established AI research programs: Vector's Faculty Affiliate open call is live! 📣 ~20 spots for a three-year term, for active faculty at Ontario post-secondary institutions Details and application: na3.hubs.ly/y0zQ4H0
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Vector Faculty Affiliate Open Call - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Vector Faculty Affiliate Open Call The Vector Institute invites applications to its Faculty Affiliate program. Faculty at Ontario post-secondary institutions who are working in Fundamental Machine Lea...
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 06/08/2026
As context windows grow and AI embeds deeper into mental health support, trajectory-level evaluation is the layer our current benchmarks are missing. Full methodology and findings in the blog: na3.hubs.ly/y0zglJ0
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 06/08/2026
Across all 5 models, the same pattern emerged: longer conversations produced more directive responses, fewer open-ended questions, and a steady shift toward unsolicited problem-solving.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 06/08/2026
The framework uses 20 clinically grounded behavioural attributes, measuring directiveness, question type (open vs. closed), empathy accuracy, and assumption-making. Every score is grounded in span-level text evidence from the model response itself.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 06/08/2026
The benchmark, Cognitive Atrophy Bench, is built on 1,576 real counselling conversations (not synthetic prompts), 15,680 dialogue turns and 42,230 responses across 5 frontier LLMs, and reviewed by clinical psychology experts. Real data with rigorous annotation.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 06/08/2026
LLM safety benchmarks evaluate one response at a time. New research from Vector Faculty Affiliate Elham Dolatabadi and Affiliate Researcher Abeer Badawi asks what happens across the full arc of a conversation and whether mental health AI quietly erodes human agency. 👇
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When AI helps too much: Towards understanding and measuring Cognitive Atrophy in LLM behaviour - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Abeer Badawi, Elham Dolatabadi Can AI become too helpful? Artificial intelligence is increasingly used for emotional support, life advice, and mental health guidance. These systems are availa...
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 04/08/2026
Huge thanks to every researcher, partner, and sponsor making this possible. Together, we're turning Vector's AI research into real progress for the economy and for Canadians.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 04/08/2026
Working to translate those innovations into real-world solutions, we delivered more than 94,000 hours of knowledge transfer to more than 30 industry sponsors this year, supported almost 300 startups across the country through Vector's FastLane program, and more!
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 04/08/2026
Meanwhile, our community of over 1,000 AI published over 450 papers at the world's most competitive global AI conferences and journals.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 04/08/2026
Our research community earned significant recognition this year, with Faculty Members Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Shai Ben-David, and Bo Wang elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada and Vector Faculty Member Nicolas Papernot receiving the 2025 Steacie Prize - to name a few.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 04/08/2026
Vector's 2025-26 Annual Report just dropped! Read the full report: na3.hubs.ly/y0yXCt0
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Igor Gilitschenski @igilitschenski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📢 We are looking for Postdocs at @vectorinstitute.ai Join us to work with my group or any of our other brilliant researchers. Apply by Aug 31 to receive full consideration for the fall cohort: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 30/07/2026
9 years ago, RBC was among the first organizations to join Vector to advance AI research, innovation, and talent development across Canada. We’re excited to continue our collaboration and advance AI for Canada through renewed sponsorship 🎉 Read the full announcement: www.newswire.ca/news-release...
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 29/07/2026
Check out the full blog, architecture breakdown, and runnable Colab notebook today: vectorinstitute.ai/mixture-of-e... This work is part of AIXPERT, a €7.5M Horizon Europe initiative developing explainable, accountable AI.
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Mixture-of-Experts: From sparse routing to multimodal deployment - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Ahmed ElKady, Ahmed Y. Radwan, Shaina Raza Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models carry far more parameters than they activate. For each token that passes through, a learned router selects only a […...
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 29/07/2026
5 configurations, 2 frameworks. All failed. What finally worked: keep each MoE layer intact, then stack 4-bit quantization, Flash Attention 2 and a forward hook that cut logit memory from 23.3 GB to 0.3 GB. Remove any one of them and the pipeline crashes.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 29/07/2026
Standard distributed training tools assume they can shard model weights and gather them on demand. For dense models, that works. MoE breaks the assumption routing is data-dependent, so the framework cannot know which weights are needed until the forward pass is already running.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 29/07/2026
The same audio token routes to different experts depending on its context, not just its signal type. Getting to that finding meant solving a harder problem first.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 29/07/2026
Vector's AI Engineering team audited the routing structure of a 35-billion-parameter multimodal model across all 48 layers. In the first half, routing is driven by signal type, audio, video and text each follow their own stable pathways. In the second half, it shifts to meaning.
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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @uoftschmidtai.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@utoronto.ca @accelerationc.bsky.social @vectorinstitute.ai @uoftdsi.bsky.social @schmidtsciences.bsky.social @artsci.utoronto.ca @engineering.utoronto.ca
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 14/07/2026
This contribution matters. We’re grateful to @anthropic.com for this generous gift to Vector’s community and towards AI research in Canada. Read more about this investment: www.anthropic.com/news/canadia...
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Anthropic commits $10 million to Canadian AI research
Anthropic is committing $10M to Canadian research institutions to fund the next generation of AI research.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 14/07/2026
Through this donation, Vector researchers will have access to these credits to further advance their work in AI trust and safety, health and science, and tackling the broader challenges that AI is uniquely positioned to help solve for Canadians.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 14/07/2026
We’re excited to share that Vector is receiving a gift of Claude API credits from @anthropic.com as part of a wider $10 million CAD commitment to Canadian AI research.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 13/07/2026
What does The AI Scientist mean for the future of scientific discovery? Full breakdown + 3-min audio summary: vectorinstitute.ai/the-ai-scien...
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The AI Scientist: Towards full automation of the research life cycle - Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
The AI Scientist is the first AI to autonomously conduct research and pass peer review. Explore the Nature paper with Vector Institute's ANDERS series.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 13/07/2026
The researchers found a scaling law for scientific quality: paper quality correlates directly with model capability (R² = 0.517, P < 0.00001). As models improve, so does the science. This system is a floor, not a ceiling.
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Vector Institute @vectorinstitute.ai · 13/07/2026
3 AI-authored papers were submitted to the ICLR 2025 ICBINB workshop, where reviewers were blind to the authorship. One scored above the workshop's acceptance threshold – and would likely have been accepted had it not been pre-emptively withdrawn.
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