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Mila negotiating new federal funding after being tasked with open-source AI file

Mila is negotiating new federal funding after being tasked with leading Canada's open-source AI file, with the backing described as "in the tens of millions" by Solomon. The funding is characterized as "serious backing," according to the same source. The outcome of the negotiations has not yet been disclosed.

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Solomon: “It’s in the tens of millions. It’s serious backing, and we’re backing Mila.”

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