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.
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
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Data Points: From report cards to promotions
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Get in Google, we’re going shopping
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Leaving Breadcrumbs
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Blood, Sweat, and Megabytes
Into the Dataverse: A snapshot of how personal data is generated, collected, and used in Canada
Data Never Sleeps: Data collection practices in domestic spaces
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
Feb 13, 2020
Opinion: Smart policy could be the key to ensuring that Canada is poised to capture the highs and mitigate the lows of the innovation economy. This op-ed was originally published by The Hill Times
Feb 4, 2020
In today's world, digital communication is by far the most common way of maintaining connections with others, from social media to dating apps. But what insights are gathered from your personal data??
Jan 21, 2020
Once you enter public spaces, both physical and virtual, your personal data is captured in a number of ways. From CCTV cameras to social media, find out how your personal data is collected and used.
Jan 14, 2020
As we conduct more of our financial transactions digitally, we provide a wealth of digital data about our spending habits, debts, credit scores, and income.
