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AI safety research has increased in recent years due to growing recognition of risks, with more scientists focusing their research on safety questions, though the rate of capability research has not slowed due to these concerns.
The Mila institute (Quebec AI institute) has approximately 1,200 researchers, mostly graduate students, about 50 resident professors, and another 50 associated affiliate professors, making it a major powerhouse of machine learning research in Canada and the world.