Research institute · Science policy · Edmonton, Alberta · Est. 2002
Amii (the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) is an independent non-profit AI institute based in Edmonton, Alberta, focused on advancing “AI for Good and for All” through a combination of machine-intelligence research, AI talent development, and applied commercialization/adoption support. Amii positions itself as one of Canada’s three national AI institutes under the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, working alongside Mila, the Vector Institute, and CIFAR to connect frontier research to workforce readiness and real-world industry deployment.
On the research side, Amii emphasizes machine-intelligence foundations—especially reinforcement learning—while also describing programs spanning trustworthy AI, explainability/interpretability, and applied work in domains such as health and energy. On the human-capital and commercialization side, Amii runs national-scale education and upskilling initiatives (including AI literacy for post-secondary institutions and specialized talent programs), and also launches domain-focused “labs” to accelerate the transition from AI research to clinical or industrial applications. A current example is its “Health Innovation Lab,” introduced as a multi-year $10M initiative in partnership with the Government of Alberta, explicitly aimed at bridging research and healthcare frontline deployment. Strategically, Amii’s recent posture (in 2025–2026) combines: (1) major Alberta and national/partner-backed investments tied to research talent and workforce readiness; (2) partnerships with major AI ecosystem actors (e.g., Anthropic credits and Google.org support); and (3) scaling applied programs and instruments for educators, instructors, and industry adopters—framing the institute as an execution layer for Canada’s AI ecosystem rather than only a research center.
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Amii announced it received $1M in Claude credits from Anthropic, intended to support Amii research and engineering teams as part of a broader $10M CAD investment in Canadian research institutions.
Putting Alberta's AI Advantage to Work: Alberta invests $50M in Amii to Drive ImpactAmii announced a five-year $50M investment from the Alberta Government to expand AI skills development, responsible adoption, commercialization support, and AI-research impact.
Advancing Foundational AI: Amii Research at ICML 2026Amii described its research participation at ICML 2026, including accepted papers spanning topics such as streaming reinforcement learning, LLM evaluation concerns, and trust/safety.
Amii’s AI Workforce Readiness Program Expands Curriculum FocusAmii announced the next wave of AI Workforce Readiness curriculum resource packages, including domain-specific toolkits for areas such as accounting, academic research, journalism, logistics/supply chain, and cybersecurity.
Amii and the University of Alberta Announce Completion of Global Recruitment for World-Leading ‘AI+X’ ResearchersAmii announced completion of a $30M global recruitment campaign for interdisciplinary ‘AI+X’ research talent with the University of Alberta, describing it as a landmark investment and highlighting CIFAR’s Canada CIFAR AI Chairs program role.
Amii launched a $10M initiative with the Government of Alberta to accelerate AI-driven healthcare development and adoption over the next three years.