Rebooting Regulation: Insights from a Series of Cross-Country AI Policy Labs (w/ Sarah Villeneuve) (Ethics of AI in Context: Emerging Scholars)

Ethics of AI in Context: Emerging Scholars

Rebooting Regulation: Insights from a Series of Cross-Country AI Policy Labs

Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, like prediction, natural language processing, and pattern and image recognition, offer promising opportunities and the potential for better services. Yet, they also pose challenges in areas such as fairness, privacy, and safety. There is an increasing need to build capacity within the public policy field to ensure AI technologies are developed, implemented, and governed in ways that align with public interest objectives. In this session, Sarah will share insights from discussions with policymakers across Canada around the ethical implications and policy considerations of AI development, as part of the AI Futures Policy Lab series co-designed by the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship and CIFAR.

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Sarah VilleneuveSarah Villeneuve is an interdisciplinary researcher investigating the socio-economic impacts of artificial intelligence with the aim of influencing technology design and public policy in Canada. She is currently a Policy Analyst at the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship where she explores the impact of AI on public policy and the labour market, as well as public attitudes towards emerging technologies. Sarah holds a Master of Science in Data and Society from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from the University of London. Her previous research has focused on algorithmic discrimination, smart-city marginalization, and predictive analytics for governance.

Wed, Jun 26, 2019
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
200 Larkin