A team of University of Toronto researchers has demonstrated the first AI-powered computer worm that can adapt its strategy as it spreads from one device to another, potentially seizing control of ent…
Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of Waabi and a University of Toronto professor, told a BetaKit town hall on May 25 that the world is entering a "physical AI" revolution and urged Canada to "go all in"…
A blog and wiki site operator is blocking high-volume crawlers using old browser user agents, particularly Chrome versions, due to a surge in data collection for LLM training as of early 2025. The blo…
Databricks co-founder Reynold Xin and Ada CEO Mike Murchison told a University of Toronto convocation event that Gen Z backlash against artificial intelligence stems from legitimate fears about job di…
An unnamed internal OpenAI model disproved an 80-year-old geometry conjecture by mathematician Paul Erdős, marking the first verifiably new and non-trivial mathematical contribution autonomously produ…
A University of Toronto professor's research on the physiology of sleep and breathing has led to a new drug for obstructive sleep apnea that recently showed positive results in a phase 3 clinical tria…
A major unsolved geometry problem known as the "unit distance" conjecture, first posed by mathematician Paul Erdős in 1946, has been solved by an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. The AI produced a nove…
Professor Stephane Angers has been appointed as the new director of the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research for a five-year term starting September 1, 2021. Angers, who holds appoin…
The University of Toronto hosted a vaccine clinic at Varsity Stadium, designed as a culturally safe space for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people, featuring drumming and dancing by volunteers. Near…
Here is a factual summary of the article: Scientists at the University of Toronto have developed a new generation of CAR T-cells that multiply and remain active for longer periods, showing greater ef…