All events are free and open to the public. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experience levels. Learn more about our meetup policies by reading our code of conduct.
Below you can register for our upcoming events as well as see a list of past ones. If there are currently no events scheduled, subscribe to our newsletter below and we’ll let you know the next time we’re hosting one.
Previous Events:
AI Ethics in the APAC Region (April 14, 2021)
Attendees: 80
*Event held online
The State of AI Ethics (Panel) (March 24, 2021)
Attendees: 486
*Event held online
The state of AI ethics in Spain and Canada (El estado de la ética IA en España y Canadá) (February 26, 2021)
Attendees: 64
*Event held online
Can We Engineer Ethical Artificial Intelligence? (February 5, 2021)
Attendees: 115 attendees
*Event held online
Perspectives on the Future of Responsible AI in Africa (December 14, 2020)
Attendees: 37 attendees
*Event held online
The State of AI Ethics (Panel) (December 2, 2020)
Attendees: 735 attendees
*Event held online
AI Global’s Guidelines for Third Party Ethics Review (October 6, 2020)
Attendees: 118 attendees
*Event held online
MAIEI Consultation: NSCAI’s Key Considerations for Responsible AI (September 23, 2020)
Attendees: 171 attendees
*Event held online
Facial Recognition Technology Workshop (AI Ethics) (September 2, 2020)
Attendees: 110 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics Framework for the US Intelligence Community (August 26, 2020)
Attendees: 52 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: UK Government Guidelines for AI Procurement (August 12, 2020) — *POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Attendees:
*Event held online
AI Ethics: The World Economic Forum’s AI Procurement in a Box (August 5, 2020)
Attendees: 70 attendees
*Event held online
India: Public Consultation on UNESCO’S Recommendation on the Ethics of AI (August 3, 2020)
Attendees: 86 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Public Consultation on UNESCO’s Recommendation on AI Ethics (July 29, 2020)
Attendees: 169 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Ontario Government Alpha Principles on AI (July 22, 2020)
Attendees: 76 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: IP Protection for AI-generated and AI-assisted works (July 5, 2020)
Attendees: 55 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Santa Clara Principles for Content Moderation (Part 2) (June 25, 2020)
Attendees: 56 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Mozilla RFC for Trustworthy AI (Part 2) (June 23, 2020)
Attendees: 70 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Santa Clara Principles for Content Moderation (Part 1) (June 17, 2020)
Attendees: 71 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Mozilla RFC for Trustworthy AI (Part 1) (June 9, 2020)
Attendees: 57 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Public Consultation on European Commission AI Whitepaper (Part 2) (June 3, 2020)
Attendees: 47 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Public Consultation on European Commission AI Whitepaper (Part 1) (May 27, 2020)
Attendees: 86 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Publication Norms for Responsible AI (Part 2) (May 20, 2020)
Co-host: Partnership on AI
Attendees: 135 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Publication Norms for Responsible AI (Part 1) (May 13, 2020)
Co-host: Partnership on AI
Attendees: 147 attendees
*Event held online
AI Ethics: Public Consultation On Scotland’s AI Strategy (May 4, 2020)
Attendees: 61 attendees
*Event held online
Disinformation and how it spreads (March 10, 2020)
Host: Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Attendees: 68 attendees
Quebec and Canada AI Privacy Legislations: Part 2 (February 27, 2020)
Host: Stradigi AI
Attendees: 43 attendees
Quebec and Canada AI Privacy Legislations: Part 1 (February 24, 2020)
Host: Stradigi AI
Attendees: 73 attendees
[Toronto] Futures of Responsible and Inclusive AI (December 16, 2019)
Host: University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics
Attendees: 28 attendees
Discrimination in the Systems – Gender, Race, Class, & Power (November 29, 2019)
Host: McGill University
Attendees: 468 attendees
[Toronto] Futures of Responsible and Inclusive AI (November 6, 2019)
Host: Sidewalk Labs
Attendees: 60 attendees
[Toronto] State of AI Ethics (August 16, 2019)
Host: University of Toronto’s Centre for Ethics
Attendees: 120 attendees
[Part 2]AI & The Future of Education (Apr 9, 2019)
Host: Dawson College
Attendees: 90 attendees
Social Impact of AI (August 13, 2019)
Host: Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Attendees: 108 attendees
State of AI Ethics (August 6, 2019)
Host: District 3 Innovation Center
Attendees: 190 attendees
Reproducibility in Machine Learning (July 31, 2019)
Host: Stradigi AI
Attendees: 156 attendees
[Part 2] AI & The Future of Education (Apr 9, 2019)
Host: Dawson College
Attendees: 90 attendees
[Part 1] AI & The Future of Education (Mar 21, 2019)
Host: Dawson College
Attendees: 155 attendees
AI Ethics: Impacts of GDPR on AI (Feb 26, 2019)
Host: Fasken
Attendees: 76 attendees
[Session 2] European Commission Guidelines Feedback (Jan 30, 2019)
Host: Stradigi AI
Attendees: 68 attendees
[Session 1] European Commission Guidelines Feedback Session (Jan 16, 2019)
Host: Microsoft
Attendees: 76
[Session 3] G7 Final Feedback Session (Dec 4, 2018)
Host: Microsoft
Attendees: 159 attendees
[Session 2] G7: Future of Work – Deep Dive (Nov 27, 2018)
Host: Stradigi AI
Attendees: 68
[Session 1] G7: Future of Work – Skills for the Modern Economy (Nov 21, 2018)
Host: McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
Attendees: 50
[Session 2] The Future of Education (Nov 15, 2018)
Host: Microsoft
Attendees: 178
[Session 1] The Future of Education (Sep 19, 2018)
Host: GamePlay Space
Attendees: 117
Behaviour Nudging in Retail (Sep 4, 2018)
Host: Lightspeed
Attendees: 110
Inclusivity in Smart Cities (Aug 22, 2018)
Host: Arup
Attendees: 111
Labor Impacts of AI-Enabled Automation (Aug 9, 2018)
Host: Deloitte
Attendees: 133
Impact of China on AI (July 18, 2018)
Host: Stradigi AI
Attendees: 85
Malicious Uses of AI (July 3, 2018)
Host: Shopify
Attendees: 73
Algorithms in Politics (June 13, 2018)
Host: Expedia
Attendees: 48
Algorithmic Discrimination (May 29, 2018)
Host: McGill University
Attendees: 71
Algorithmic Impact Assessments (May 2, 2018)
Host: SAP
Attendees: 49
Algorithmic Governance (Apr 18, 2018)
Host: PwC
Attendees: 49
[Session 3] Synthesis of Montreal Declaration for Responsible AI (Mar 28, 2018)
Host: PwC
Attendees: 33
[Session 2] Synthesis of Montreal Declaration for Responsible AI (Mar 15, 2018)
Host: Concordia University
Attendees: 40
[Session 1] Synthesis of Montreal Declaration for Responsible AI (Mar 1, 2018)
Host: Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Attendees: 41
[Session 4] Discussion of Montreal Declaration for Responsible AI (Feb 15, 2018)
Host: Montreal Neurological Institute
Attendees: 53
Risks of Advanced AI (Feb 1, 2018)
Host: OVH
Attendees: 39
[Session 3] Discussion of Montreal Declaration for Responsible AI (Jan 29, 2018)
Host: EY Offices
Attendees: 67
[Session 2] Discussion of Montreal Declaration for Responsible AI (Dec 7, 2017)
Host: Concordia University
Attendees: 32
[Session 1] Discussion of Montreal Declaration for Responsible AI (Nov 23, 2017)
Host: Espace CDPQ
Attendees: 50
Contributed session on Human-AI collaboration (Nov 8, 2017)
Host: Deloitte
Attendees: 50
Working session #2 to synthesize framework around privacy and data (Oct 19, 2017)
Host: EY Offices
Attendees: 20
Working session to synthesize data privacy and accountability (Oct 4, 2017)
Host: Maluuba
Attendees: 27
Accountability and Equal Distribution (Sep 20, 2017)
Host: Element AI
Attendees: 48
[Session 2] Data Privacy and Access Control by individuals (Sep 5, 2017) Host: Concordia District 3 Innovation Center
Attendees: 28
[Session 1] Data Privacy and Access Control by individuals (Aug 22, 2017)
Host: Galeries d’Art
Attendees: 26
AI Ethics : Deep dive on how to embed values into machines (July 19, 2017)
Host: Universite de Montreal
Attendees: 39, including Yoshua Bengio
AI Ethics: Planning and Introductions (July 3, 2017)
Host: Universite de Montreal
Attendees: 15