Telus forms AI health care partnership with League

Executive Summary

• Telus Corp. and League have entered into a strategic partnership to power League’s AI-driven healthcare platform on Telus’s infrastructure, specifically leveraging Canada’s first fully sovereign AI factory.
• The collaboration aims to enhance healthcare delivery for Canadians by using advanced AI to provide personalized care recommendations while ensuring sensitive health data remains stored within Canadian borders for privacy and regulatory compliance.
• The initiative utilizes Nvidia GPU technology and Telus’s high-performance, sustainable data center in Rimouski, Quebec, to support the processing of over 100 petabytes of health data.

Key Details

• Partnership Structure: Telus provides the infrastructure (sovereign AI factory), while League provides the AI-driven healthcare platform and solutions.
• Infrastructure Location: The AI factory is located in Rimouski, Quebec, operating on Canadian-controlled infrastructure.
• Technology Stack: The platform leverages Nvidia’s latest graphic processing unit (GPU) technology for processing health data and delivering AI-powered recommendations.
• Data Scale: League manages over 100 petabytes of health data for millions of patients in Canada.
• Performance Metrics: League’s platform has already delivered over 100 million personalized health recommendations, including millions to Canadian patients.
• Sustainability & Efficiency: The AI factory is powered by 99% renewable energy sources and is designed to be three times more energy efficient than the industry average.
• Network Infrastructure: The facility is supported by Telus’s high-speed, ultralow-latency PureFibre network.
• Capabilities: The partnership enables end-to-end AI development capabilities, including model training, fine-tuning for specific needs, and inferencing for business operations.
• Strategic Goal: To deliver frictionless care navigation and personalized health engagement while maintaining high standards of data privacy and regulatory compliance.

Notable Quotes

• Michael Serbinis, Founder and CEO, League: "Our partnership with Telus allows us to scale our AI-driven solutions while maintaining the highest standards of data privacy and regulatory compliance... This is a critical step as we manage over 100 petabytes of health data for millions of patients in Canada and continue expanding our AI-powered health care recommendations to users."
• Hesham Fahmy, Chief Information Officer, Telus: "This collaboration represents the future of Canadian health care, where cutting-edge AI innovation meets uncompromising sovereignty... By providing a secure, reliable and sustainable platform to host League's AI-powered health care solutions, we're improving Canadian patient outcomes with Canadian health innovations while strengthening our nation's position as a global leader in responsible AI development."