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A promised $100 million in provincial funding to boost Alberta’s artificial intelligence sector is up in the air, as Premier Jason Kenney’s UCP government considers whether the investment is “fiscally responsible.”

In February, former premier Rachel Notley said the Alberta government would commit $100 million over five years as part of a broad-based plan to grow and retain artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the province. An initial investment of $27 million was to go to Edmonton-based non-profit Amii (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute), which planned to use some of the funds to open a Calgary office.

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However, Amii spokesman Spencer Murray confirmed Friday that the organization — a research institute that is world-renowned for its work in the areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence — has not received any of the promised government funding and is holding off on securing office space in Calgary, though it does have a staff member based in the city.