- 18-month applied collaboration focuses on using neural networks
to leverage deep learning algorithms, improve business performance
and customer experience and accelerate AI innovations using Cloud
computing
- Technical findings to be published in support of global AI
advancement
MONTRÉAL, Feb. 2, 2024
/CNW/ - Mila and Bell are pleased to announce an 18-month
collaborative project to apply deep learning neural network
algorithms to Bell's systems and data. Bell has made significant
investments to develop extensive data analytics capabilities and AI
applications in multiple areas of its operations, and this
collaboration is the latest step in advancing its AI expertise.
Mila researchers will work alongside Bell's Machine Learning and
AI teams to build on those investments by using cutting-edge deep
learning neural network techniques to identify opportunities for
improving business performance and customer experience.
These neural network deep learning models, inspired by the human
brain, teach computers to recognize complex patterns in pictures,
text, sounds and other data to produce accurate insights and
predictions.
By advancing its understanding of deep learning AI techniques,
Bell will continue to enhance its customer experience and
accelerate its transition from a traditional telecommunications
company to a technology services leader.
As part of the collaboration, Bell and Mila will write a paper
highlighting their technical findings in support of global AI
advancement.
Quotes
"Mila is very pleased to work with Bell and apply its
renowned expertise in deep learning to the telecommunications
sector. Through this collaboration, we look forward to combining
Mila's research capabilities with Bell's extensive industry
knowledge in order to highlight and harness AI's potential in this
evolving field."
- Stéphane Létourneau, Executive Vice President of Mila.
"Becoming an AI leader is key to our transition from a
traditional telco to a tech services leader. Working with a global
leader like Mila right here in Montréal is a great opportunity for
Bell to benefit from leading-edge researchers, advance our AI and
Cloud expertise, further improve the customer experience and
establish our role as a technology services leader."
- Michel Richer, SVP,
Enterprise Solutions, Data Engineering & AI, Bell Canada
About Mila
Founded by Professor Yoshua
Bengio of the University of
Montreal, Mila is a research institute in artificial
intelligence that now brings together over 1,200 specialized
researchers in machine learning. Based in Montreal, Mila's mission is to be a global
center for scientific advancements that inspire innovation and the
growth of AI for the benefit of all. Mila is a globally recognized
non-profit organization for its significant contributions to deep
learning, especially in the fields of language modeling, automatic
translation, object recognition, and generative models. For more
information, visit mila.quebec.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications
company,1 providing advanced broadband wireless,
TV, Internet, media and business communication services throughout
the country. Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by
BCE Inc. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a
better today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and
economic prosperity of our communities. This includes the Bell
Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental health with
national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk
Day and significant Bell funding of community care and access,
research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout the
country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
1 Based on
total revenue and total combined customer connections.
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Media inquiries:
Geneviève Clément
genevieve.clement@bell.ca
Investor inquiries:
Richard
Bengian
richard.bengian@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada