I'm thrilled to say - I am DONE! I handed in my final research paper this week and now I await graduation. I have been fortunate to have the support of an amazing community on my academic journey. I am tremendously grateful to the following people: First and foremost, my husband Ken, who has always been my biggest champion. Thank you for supporting me in every way. The MACT 2018 cohort – you guys are the best! Thanks for the solidarity in learning. The MACT team – Professors

They paved paradise (and put up a parking lot) It was the combination of being in NYC and a references to asphalt that made me think about Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi during the conference closing key note by sociologist and Oxford Institute Senior Research Fellow Gina Neff. Professor Neff used the asphalt analogy to describe how our world is increasingly being paved by AI technology. While we may be talking about how to make better AI asphalt, we really haven't had an in

I can’t take credit for the title of this post but it sums up an issue that we all face - we trade our privacy for convenience. This line is from an episode of Sam Harris’ Making Sense podcast which featured “reformed” Silicon Valley insider Roger McNamee. McNamee, who was one of the early investors of Facebook, is now on a mission to warn the world of its evils. And it's not just Facebook itself, but the addictive and exploitative nature of the business models that underpin

Ethical behaviour is culturally contextual and constantly evolving. Our not too distant past is filled with discriminatory behaviours and injustices that (I hope!) most of us would find abhorrent. Canadians are grappling with the image of Justin Trudeau in brown and blackface on multiple occasions. It’s shocked many of us and raised questions about Trudeau’s judgement and ethical conduct. While some chalk this up to a different time with different standards (the most recent i