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The work term becomes an AI lab

Students help local businesses move from AI curiosity to a tested workflow. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of Waterloo.

Students help local businesses move from AI curiosity to a tested workflow.

In the September issue
The work term becomes an AI lab
Waterloo co-op students lead AI adoption in local businesses Photo: University of Waterloo / original source page. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

A new Communitech initiative is putting University of Waterloo's students at the centre of efforts to transform how local businesses adopt AI

The takeaway

What follows

The official Waterloo report places this work in ai / co-op. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

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