AI + Society
This work stream seeks to explore the opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) while investigating the social, political, and ethical challenges of current and future capabilities and applications.
Simon Porter Peng / Brookfield Institute
This article provides an overview of the data collected while traveling through an urban centre. This is the third article in our Into the Dataverse series exploring personal data collection practices Canada. Each week we will be releasing an article focusing how these practices intersect with different domains of an individual’s life.
Active Projects
This project examines how personal data is currently being generated, collected and used in order to equip policymakers with a better understanding of current practices and public perceptions.
Artificial Intelligence
I, Inventor: Should AI systems be listed as inventors in patent applications?
COVID-19
Surveillance Creep: Data collection and privacy in Canada during COVID-19
AI Futures Policy Labs: A series of workshops for emerging policymakers
The Future of AI + Health: A Policy Lab
Future Skills
Automation, Accelerated: Will technology adoption amidst the pandemic leave Canada further behind?
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Life after Dataverse
Innovation Policy
The future is here, but is Canada ready to take advantage of it?
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Data with Destiny
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
I’ll Be Watching You
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Bytes Better Have My Money
Featured Reports
About the AI + Society Work Stream
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and applications offer promising benefits but also pose challenges to current policy frameworks and impact social and economic systems. Determining current and future impacts of AI-driven technology requires understanding the values, assumptions, and contexts associated with AI’s development and use. Our work seeks to explore the opportunities of AI while investigating the social, political, and ethical challenges of current and future capabilities and applications.
Featured Posts
Deep Dive
Sep 19, 2022
Patent law in North America does not allow AI machines to be listed as inventors, but a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling shows why the current patent law framework might be outdated.
Sep 2, 2020
Concerns about data collection and individual privacy are on the rise as governments and corporations deploy technology to detect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Jun 19, 2020
We worked with CIFAR and the British Columbia Ministry of Health to bring together a diverse group of experts to discuss the application of AI to the provincial healthcare system.
May 14, 2020
The past has shown us that automation often accelerates during economic downturns. While Canada has previously lagged in tech adoption, now may be the time to catch up.
