AI Ethics | Ethically Aligned AI

Mar 17, 2022
3 min

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, 2022
5 min

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, 2022
3 min

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, 2022
13 min

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 1, 2022
3 min

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, 2022
2 min

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, 2022
3 min

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, 2021
6 min

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, 2021
4 min

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...

Sep 22, 2021
3 min

Robots, the cure for loneliness?

When I talk to people about AI, inevitably we land on the topic of killer robots. This image of The Terminator and other superintelligent...

Apr 7, 2021
3 min

Prediction is the problem, predictability is the solution?

Many of the thorny ethical issues surrounding AI arise when it is used to make predictions about people, particularly predictions that...

Feb 9, 2021
1 min

Hate Over Health: Understanding racial discrimination in the age of COVID-19

I had the great pleasure of sharing the virtual stage tonight with Dr. Cheryl Prescod, Executive Director of the Black Creek Community...

Dec 15, 2020
2 min

WAIE and the power of community

This is the time of year when I get reflective, taking stock of the last 12 months while looking ahead to the coming year. To say it's...

Nov 28, 2020
5 min

Book Review: Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

How we currently build AI is fundamentally flawed. We need new principles and a new process to build intelligent machines that are able...

Oct 29, 2020
5 min

How much of my data belongs to me? The Henrietta Lacks Story

Imagine these two scenarios...you're at work and you've just polished off a latte. You throw the cup in the lunchroom garbage but...

Oct 2, 2020
3 min

Cut and paste culture: The hidden cost of reusing data

Recently, I was on an email thread where a templated email was reused out of context leading to a slightly confusing and funny exchange...

Sep 25, 2020
4 min

Ethics or regulation? We need both.

I had a chance to catch two amazing presentation in the past two days - cyber-security expert Bruce Schneier and distinguished computer...

Sep 17, 2020
3 min

Entrepreneur Diary Series: Taking the leap

Entrepreneurship is something we romanticize but the reality is a lot of hard work and outcomes that are far from certain. I've had some...

Sep 17, 2020
3 min

That's a wrap: Thanking my community and planning next steps

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...

Jun 23, 2020
3 min

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...

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