Paula Simons: U of A scores AI coup with Google DeepMind deal

Edmonton, we’ve been Googled. 
DeepMind, the London-based artificial intelligence research division of Google, announced Wednesday it was setting up its first international AI research lab in downtown Edmonton.
The 10-person lab, which will operate in partnership with the University of Alberta, will be headed by three of the U of A’s top AI academics: Rich Sutton, Michael Bowling and Patrick Pilarski. 
“This is a huge reputational win for the University of Alberta,&rd