How much do Canada's Tri-Agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) shape global research & innovation?
A lot.
334K funded papers, 48K patent families citing that work, and over half of all global research clusters touched.
From a White House EO on AI cybersecurity to Ghana's 10-year AI strategy to Arkansas tackling AI content ownership — AI governance is moving fast everywhere. Catch up with the latest AGORA Roundup:
AI's share of bioinformatics research has nearly doubled — from 5.9% in 2010 to 11.9% in 2025. 🧬🤖
The hottest areas right now? Protein structure prediction, cancer imaging, gut microbiome analysis, and antimicrobial resistance.
New editors’ picks from Scout! Top highlights:
1) Mass-install events for OpenClaw across three Chinese cities
2) New policy measures to provide financing for tech startups (Translation available via CSET)
3) Developer ruled as not liable for damages from genAI hallucinations
⭐️ New: State AI Governance Blog Series
We’re launching a @CSETGeorgetown ETO AGORA-powered series on how U.S. states are shaping AI governance.
States play a key role in how AI is built & deployed—and are testing policies that could scale nationwide.
🎉 New update to the Map of Science!
This update adds titles and summaries to each research cluster, making it easier than ever to identify and understand new and emerging areas of research.
🚨 U.S. AI chips are powering China's military AI ambitions
This Wednesday, HFAC will consider strengthening restrictions on China's access to U.S. AI chips.
In our new blog post, we analyze thousands of PLA procurement documents to show what would mean for national security:
We've made the difficult decision to sunset ORCA and PARAT effective May 11, 2026. For more details and information on how you can continue to access underlying data, see our recent blog post.
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New editors’ picks from Scout! Top highlights:
1) Qwen reaches 32.1% market share in China
2) China released a new AI Manufacturing plan (English translation available via CSET)
3) BYD’s U.S. subsidiaries are suing to reclaim tariffs paid
🎉 We've just launched a HUGE update to the Map of Science at sciencemap.eto.tech!
This update includes:
1) Nearly 92,000 new research clusters based on citation links and text similarity
2) Better search capabilities for finding research on specific subfields and topics
Or dive right in with some examples:
1) Find me research that's AI-focused, growing quickly, and highly cited in patents sciencemap.eto.tech/?ai_pred…
2) Show me research on air quality prediction using ML models sciencemap.eto.tech/cluster/…