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Aug 12, 20204 min read

The last mile (kilometre) of my MACT journey

Many years ago I hiked the West Coast Trail. It's a 75 km stretch of rugged terrain on the west side of Vancouver Island. After 7 days of...

Jul 23, 20204 min read

Scaling Healthcare to enable an AI4Health Future

I submitted my draft Findings and Discussions chapter this weekend! I’m now on a rare break from my research project as I await some...

Jul 3, 20202 min read

Colour Coding (aka hanging out in my basement coding data)

Regular blog readers will know I’ve been procrastinating just a bit on really digging into my data coding process. Why? Coding...

Jul 1, 20204 min read

Data, Crime and Punishment: The story of Jack Maple

Let me start this post on crime with a confession – I’m taking a break from coding my data (and I feel so guilty about it!). I did buy...

Jun 23, 20203 min read

It's Focus Group Time! Three Tools for Developing Ethical AI

My first job after finishing my undergrad in the mid 90's was Research Coordinator for Metroline Research. I helped manage the Vancouver...

Jun 9, 20204 min read

When who gets to define the problem is the problem...

This past week has been a tough one. It's forced us to look at systemic issues of racism and inequality which we have not been able to...

May 23, 20204 min read

Research update: collecting data, prepping for a presentation and "COVID-izing" my work

Generally when things are quiet on the blog, it means I'm really busy with my research. That's certainly been the case this past month....

May 4, 20203 min read

Counting COVID: The politics of data collection and reporting

There’s something about seeing the hard, cold numbers globally tracking the coronavirus that’s turned average people into armchair...

Apr 17, 20204 min read

Zoom, Meet or Skype? Conducting research in a time of physical distancing

My research focus is on AI researchers and how they are navigating ethical considerations in their work. I’m exploring issues around...

Apr 17, 20205 min read

“Glassholes” and toilet paper: Consumer attitudes about AI

Back in 2013, Google launched Google Glass. It was hailed at that time as a technology set to revolutionize how we interact with the...

Feb 24, 20204 min read

Leaps of faith: Trust and tech at the Rundle Summit

Years ago, I attended a leadership program at the Banff Centre. The first team building exercise involved being strapped into a harness,...

Feb 8, 20204 min read

Data sovereignty, the intelligence problem & a Big Yellow Taxi: Day Two of AI, Ethics and Society

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...

Feb 7, 20204 min read

Mend it or end it, who decides? Day One of the AI, Ethics and Society Conference

It's been a super full day exploring the landscape surrounding the many societal questions relating to artificial intelligence and...

Feb 6, 20203 min read

Computerize the race problem? Charlton McIlwain's opening keynote at AI, Ethics and Society

I'm in NYC for the AI, Ethics and Society conference. Tonight, our opening keynote speaker was Charlton McIlwain who recently published a...

Feb 2, 20204 min read

Setting the stage for AI in healthcare: CIFAR's AI for Health Townhall

Recently, I participated in CIFAR's AI for Health townhall. The purpose of the meeting was to gather feedback on a draft framework that...

Jan 25, 20204 min read

Your toaster is the weakest link

In a post-Christmas shopping spree, my husband brought home "an amazing deal" - a Ring doorbell bundled with an Amazon Echo. He had no...

Jan 17, 20205 min read

Scenes from a Literature Review: Healthcare and AI

I'm having that moment of guilt when you realize that your last blog was close to two months ago! Time to dust off the cobwebs with an...

Dec 18, 20193 min read

What are the values behind AI systems?

This week I'm getting started on my literature review. I'm trying to craft a list of core values that are part of the DNA of AI systems...

Nov 29, 20191 min read

How am I biased?

Last night I was at a talk on ethics and bias hosted by Women in Big Data. One of the presenters mentioned the Harvard Implicit...

Nov 25, 20193 min read

Becoming an informational person

A month ago, I attended a masterclass with author Candace Savage. It was a primer on historical research and how to use fragments of data...

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