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- 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...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 5 min
Book Review: Privacy in Context
In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg famously said “the age of privacy is over”. (Kirkpatrick, 2010) He’s walked back that statement in the ensuing...
- 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...
- Aug 14, 2020
- 4 min
Healthcare data and the tragedy of the anti-commons
Recently, my city passed a bylaw that makes mask wearing mandatory in all indoor spaces. I'm in Canada where "to mask or not to mask"...
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
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...
- May 23, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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...
