News

2021

• Michael Geist appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to discuss Bill C-10

  Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2021

  

  Dr. Michael Geist, a Faculty Member at the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to discuss Bill C-10 and concerns about the freedom of expression implications of regulating user-generated content.

• Katie Szilagyi appointed Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Manitoba

  Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that PhD candidate Katie Szilagyi has been appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Robson Hall, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, as of July 1, 2021. Professor Szilagyi will also then become an Associate Member of the Centre.

• Call for Submissions: Global AI & Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop and Paper Award

  Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2021 Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop, and the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award.

• A look back at April 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

• Teresa Scassa appointed chair of the Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering

  Posted on Monday, April 19, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are delighted to announce that Faculty member Teresa Scassa has been appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies as Chair of the Expert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering that will examine a broad range of factors related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and discovery in Canada. Fellow B. Courtney Doagoo was also appointed as a panel member.

• A look back at March 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

• Jason Millar contributes to Canadian Council of Academies’ report on Canada’s automotive future

  Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Dr. Jason Millar has contributed to Choosing Canada’s Automotive Future, a report released by the Canadian Council of Academies to examine the current trends affecting the evolution of connected and automated vehicle technologies.

• Virtual unveiling of "Endless Knowledge" by Eric Joyner

  

  As part of a special event celebrating the publication of "The Death of the AI Author" by Carys J. Craig and Ian R. Kerr, we unveiled “Endless Knowledge” by Eric Joyner, a piece commissioned by Dr. Ian R. Kerr’s family and friends to celebrate the explorer, the pioneer, the trailblazer, the dreamer, the mentor, the friend.

• 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.

• Open AIR receives a new Queen Elizabeth Scholars funding to empower and support emerging scholars studying African innovation

  Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that the Open AIR network, pioneered by CLTS Faculty members Jeremy De Beer and Chidi Oguamanam, has received $300,000 from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced Scholars West Africa program to continue to support, celebrate, and further the conversation on African innovation and research.