Atlantic AI Institute (Dalhousie, A2I2)

Research · Halifax, NS, Canada

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Senate-approved Dalhousie research institute, relaunched as the Atlantic AI Institute on 2026-08-20. Stated purpose in its own words: to "connect top-tier AI research, academics, industry, and public outreach to build responsible AI in the Atlantic region", organised around three pillars — research, academic programs and microcredentials, and community partnerships. Responsible-AI and regional-capacity framing, not alignment or catastrophic risk.

Website: https://projects.cs.dal.ca/a2i2/
People: Frank Rudzicz (Director; Dalhousie professor, Vector Institute faculty, Killam Memorial Chair, Canada CIFAR AI Chair), Marta Kryven, Oladapo Oyebode
Founded: 2026-08 (as the Atlantic AI Institute)
Scale: 11-50 affiliated faculty checked 2026-08-31
Source: https://projects.cs.dal.ca/a2i2/
Confidence: AI verified Checked against the organization's own website on 2026-08-31.

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