Thought Leadership

2021

• A look back at March 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

• Designing AI for food justice and sustainability

  Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2021

  

  Event Brief

• Florian Martin-Bariteau and Teresa Scassa publish Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada

  Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are delighted to announce the publication by LexisNexis Canada of Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada edited by Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau and Dr. Teresa Scassa.

  Bringing together some of the leading Canadian scholars in the field, the peer-reviewed collection captures the diversity of law and policy challenges facing Canada when it comes to AI. It offers insight into how existing laws might apply, what gaps are present, and what issues law reform should address. Dedicated to Dr. Ian R. Kerr, the book opens with a foreword by Madam Justice Rosalie Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada who offers a heartfelt tribute to our missed colleague.

• Vaccine certificates should not come at expense of other COVID priorities

  

  Chidi Oguamanam | Policy Options | March 16, 2021

• Planned social media regulations set a dangerous precedent

  

  Vivek Krishnamurthy | The Conversation | March 15, 2021

• Défis et inquiétudes face à l'utilisation de la reconnaissance faciale par les forces de police

  Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021

  

  Event Brief

• uOttawa researchers contribute to Harvard Berkman-Klein Center-led international report on digital ethics and education in the times of COVID-19

  Posted on Monday, March 8, 2021

  

  Researchers from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society contributed to Digital Ethics in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 and Access to Education and Learning Spaces, an international report led by the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University in collaboration with the Global Network of Internet and Society Centers.

• Ethics and Responsible Innovation for Autonomous Robots in the Agriculture Sector

  Posted on Monday, March 8, 2021

  

  Event Brief

• A look back at February 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

• CIFAR releases uOttawa-led report on AI and Healthcare

  Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the release of AI & Health Care: A Fusion of Law & Science. An Introduction to the Issues, an initial finding report supported by CIFAR AI and Society Program and led by Dr. Colleen M. Flood.