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The work term becomes an AI lab

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

The work term becomes an AI lab
Waterloo co-op students lead AI adoption in local businesses · Photo: University of Waterloo

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.

Source reporting

The work term becomes an AI lab

University of Waterloo / original source page · May 19, 2026

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