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Mar 3, 20233 min read

The AI cure for Baumol's cost disease

Image by Alan Warburton / © BBC / Better Images of AI / Medicine / CC-BY 4.0 A photographic rendering of medical swabs and pills in a jar...

Jan 29, 20235 min read

Sparrow: the chatbot nobody is talking about (yet)

DeepMind and OpenAI are two companies that have been working on generative AI “chatbot” technologies. Most people will have heard about...

Jan 16, 20234 min read

Workplace Confidential: should you use ChatGPT for work?

The concrete deliverables of knowledge work tend to involve some form of documentation. The final deliverable might be code, images, a...

Dec 11, 20223 min read

ChatGPT will be GREAT for business

It’s only been around for a week but already ChatGPT has over a million users and has spawned a slew of media coverage. It’s being called...

Oct 14, 20225 min read

The Algorithmic Odds of Jury Duty - perhaps not so random!

How random is jury duty selection? Maybe not as random as we think. “Substantively, the research reveals that the jury selection process...

Sep 19, 20223 min read

Colonized.by.algorithm

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has stirred up a lot of mixed emotions. Her passing has renewed debates about the British Empire and...

Jul 7, 20223 min read

Sentient chatbots, pay equity and focusing on what matters

The internet’s been abuzz for the past few weeks with news of Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, who claims that the chatbot he’s been...

May 30, 20223 min read

AI, we have a sexism problem

I’m preparing for a talk about inclusion in AI and the need for more diversity in the field. While I was aware that the field of AI was...

Apr 29, 20224 min read

Hype: Lessons from the cannabis industry about over selling opportunity

It’s easier to sell a dream than it is reality. This headline kicks off an in depth piece in Canadian Business by Edmonton-based writer...

Apr 21, 20224 min read

Metrics and Meritocracy

“Fully many a flower is born to blush unseen” Thomas Gray Metrics provide tangible proof of performance while merit provides a moral...

Mar 17, 20223 min read

Myths & Reality: AI and the Law Part 2

The Digital Law Innovation Society is a student-led group at the University of Alberta that plays at the intersection of technology and...

Mar 16, 20225 min read

Office Hours: Here’s what startups want to know about AI ethics

What's on the mind of startups when it comes to AI ethics? I’ve been hosting office hours with Startup Edmonton. These are confidential...

Mar 16, 20223 min read

Myths & Reality: AI and the Law Part 1

The Digital Law Innovation Society is a student-led group at the University of Alberta that plays at the intersection of technology and...

Mar 1, 202213 min read

Responsible Innovation: Would you let an algorithm shortlist you for the job?

Online personality assessment tests are increasingly being used in the recruitment process by a wide range of organizations. These...

Feb 11, 20223 min read

Love in a Time of Big Data

If it were up to an algorithm, I’m sure I would have never met my husband. I missed (escaped!) the whole online dating and dating app...

Feb 1, 20223 min read

Can we solve big problems on digital post-it notes?

Marshall McLuhan famously said the medium is the message. This quote suggests that we need to pay attention to communication channels -...

Jan 28, 20222 min read

Dear Neighbour, I’m not joining Nextdoor. Here’s why:

I recently received a letter from a neighbour asking me to join Nextdoor. Actually, it wasn’t really from a neighbour. It was a form...

Jan 17, 20223 min read

Targeting AI Ethics: Data, Models, and People

Artificial Intelligence is a powerful technology that is shaping our world. Some AI systems can deliver harmful, discriminatory outcomes...

Nov 29, 20216 min read

Book Review: Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook and the World

What does it mean to be smart? This is the opening question posed in Cade Metz’s Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google,...

Nov 1, 20214 min read

The algorithmic risks of ordering a cheeseburger

Until recently, the risks of ordering a cheeseburger at your local mom and pop diner might have been thought about mostly in dietary...

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