On February 28th 2022, Faculty member Dr. Michael Geist appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI). The Committee is reviewing the collection and use of mobility data by the Public Health Agency of Canada to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On February 28th 2022, Faculty member Dr. Michael Geist appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI). The Committee is reviewing the collection and use of mobility data by the Public Health Agency of Canada to support the response to the...
The Center for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Dr. Kelly Bronson has contributed to Cultivating Diversity, a report released by the Council of Canadian Academies to examine the existing and emerging risks to plant health in Canada and to offer insights into promising practices that may help to mitigate them.
The Center for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Dr. Kelly Bronson has contributed to Cultivating Diversity, a report released by the Council of Canadian Academies to examine the existing and emerging risks to plant health in Canada and to offer insights i...
The AI + Society Initiative is delighted to announce that Dr. Henry Fraser and Jose-Miguel Bello Villarino have won the inaugural Scotiabank AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award, and Aileen Nielsen has won the runner-up award.
The AI + Society Initiative is delighted to announce that Dr. Henry Fraser and Jose-Miguel Bello Villarino have won the inaugural Scotiabank AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award, and Aileen Nielsen has won the runner-up award.
The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the launch by researchers at CRAiEDL of Calibrating Stretched Transparency, a multidisciplinary project aiming to explore and disseminate the intersection of geoengineering and AI, while also critiquing its ethical implications through a visual medium.
The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the launch by researchers at CRAiEDL of Calibrating Stretched Transparency, a multidisciplinary project aiming to explore and disseminate the intersection of geoengineering and AI, while also critiquing its ethical impl...
The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the release of AI & Health Care: A Fusion of Law & Science. Regulation of Medical Devices with AI, a second finding report supported by CIFAR AI and Society Program and led by Dr. Colleen M. Flood.
The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the release of AI & Health Care: A Fusion of Law & Science. Regulation of Medical Devices with AI, a second finding report supported by CIFAR AI and Society Program and led by Dr. Colleen M. Flood.
The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2021 Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop, and the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award.
The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2021 Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop, and the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award.
Emergent agricultural innovations in big data and AI have the potential to revolutionize food production for the better – making it easier, more productive, and more sustainable. Yet, deploying these technologies in an equitable way remains a challenge. The Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue’s Project on AI for Healthy Humans and Environments at the AI + Society Initiative conveyed a conversation on h...
Emergent agricultural innovations in big data and AI have the potential to revolutionize food production for the better – making it easier, more productive, and more sustainable. Yet, deploying these technologies in an equitable way remains a challenge. The Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue’s Project o...
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L'utilisation des technologies de reconnaissance faciale par les forces de police dans l’espace public pose des défis éthiques et légaux dans les pays du monde entier.
This event brief is only available in French at the moment.
L'utilisation des technologies de reconnaissance faciale par les forces de police dans l’espace public pose des défis éthiques et légaux dans les pays du monde entier.
Autonomous technologies associated with the fourth agricultural revolution, such as AI and robotics, present a number of social and ethical challenges in addition to their benefits. To start a conversation about the response needed to support ethics and responsibility for AI in agri-food, the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue Project on AI for Healthy Humans and Environments at the AI + Society Initi...
Autonomous technologies associated with the fourth agricultural revolution, such as AI and robotics, present a number of social and ethical challenges in addition to their benefits. To start a conversation about the response needed to support ethics and responsibility for AI in agri-food, the Alex T...
The weaponization of drones, big data, and algorithms in tracking migration disproportionately impacts migrants communities. Deploying these technologies can result in significant human rights violations such as systemic racism, increased surveillance, and wrongful automation. To highlight the issues on this topic, the AI + Society Initiative hosted a ...
The weaponization of drones, big data, and algorithms in tracking migration disproportionately impacts migrants communities. Deploying these technologies can result in significant human rights violations such as systemic racism, increased surveillance, a...