NEW
YORK, April 17, 2024 /CNW/ - The
prestigious American magazine TIME named Yoshua Bengio, Mila - Quebec AI Institute's
Founder and Scientific Director and Full Professor at Université de
Montréal, to the 2024 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most
influential people in the world.
See Yoshua Bengio's
profile:
https://time.com/6964962/yoshua-bengio/
See the full list here:
time.com/time100
"I am delighted to receive this accolade today. I see
it as a great indication that my public awareness efforts over the
past year resonate, and that citizens, governments and the media
increasingly understand the importance of urgently regulating the
development and deployment of advanced AI systems. This
awareness-raising work is essential because these powerful systems
are already having a major impact on our lives and societies, and
this trend will likely grow much faster over the next few years and
decades," expressed Professor Yoshua
Bengio, Scientific Director of Mila – Quebec AI Institute
and Professor at the Université de Montréal.
The TIME100 list, compiled by the prestigious American
magazine TIME, recognizes the impact, innovation and achievement of
the world's most influential individuals. Other personalities on
the 2024 ranking include Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Russian public
figure Yulia Navalnaya and American football quarterback
Patrick Mahomes.
As part of his nomination, Professor Bengio will travel to
New York City to attend the
TIME100 Summit on April 24, 2024, and
the TIME100 Gala on April 25,
2024.
The full list and related tributes appear in the
April 29, 2024, issue of TIME,
available on newsstands on Friday, April
19, and now at
time.com/time100.
"Many of the qualities that distinguish our Founder
Yoshua Bengio are reflected in
Mila's values and inspire our organization. One of these is his
courage: whether it's in rallying Quebec and Canadian AI ecosystems in line with
his humanist convictions, or in speaking out to demand the
responsible development of AI. We congratulate him today on his
designation as an influential personality, and thank him for the
leading role he plays in our community, and around the world," said
Valérie Pisano, President and CEO of Mila.
Follow @TIME for
updates about the list on Twitter and Instagram and at
Facebook.com/TIME.
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