The AI Ethics Brief
The AI Ethics Brief #175: When Consultation Becomes Theatre
Canada’s AI strategy excludes those most affected, while copyright battles and tragic deaths expose the accountability crisis in AI deployment.
The AI Ethics Brief #174: The Unfinished Work of AI Ethics
Revisiting Abhishek Gupta’s legacy on sustainability, creative labor, and global security one year after his passing.
The AI Ethics Brief #173: Power, Policy, and Practice
OpenAI’s strategic reversals, why some philosophers say “ChatGPT is bullshit,” and the battle between protection and privacy.
The AI Ethics Brief #172: The State of AI Ethics in 2025: What’s Actually Working
OpenAI’s strategic reversals, why some philosophers say “ChatGPT is bullshit,” and the battle between protection and privacy.
The AI Ethics Brief #171: The Contradictions Defining AI’s Future
OpenAI’s strategic reversals, why some philosophers say “ChatGPT is bullshit,” and the battle between protection and privacy.
The AI Ethics Brief #170: How the US and China Are Reshaping AI Geopolitics
When deregulation meets multilateralism, privacy fails, and ‘AI for Good’ censors dissent.
Insights & Perspectives
AI Policy Corner: Discussing the White House’s 2025 AI Action Plan
✍️By Matthew Catani. Matthew is an undergraduate student in Artificial Intelligence and a Research Assistant at the Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL), Purdue University. 📌 Editor’s Note: This article…
ALL IN Conference 2025: Four Key Takeaways from Montreal
✍️ By Kei Baritugo. Kei is Director of Global Marketing Communications, Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI). More than 6,500 leaders and innovators from over 40 countries gathered in Montreal for…
AI Policy Corner: AI and Security in Africa: Assessing the African Union’s Continental AI Strategy
✍️By Ogadinma Enwereazu. Ogadinma is a Ph.D. Student in the department of Political Science and a Graduate Affiliate at the Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL), Purdue University. 📌 Editor’s…
AI Policy Corner: Restriction vs. Regulation: Comparing State Approaches to AI Mental Health Legislation
✍️ By Ruth Sugiarto. Ruth is an Undergraduate Student in Computer Engineering and a Research Assistant at the Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL), Purdue University. 📌 Editor’s Note: This…
Beyond Dependency: The Hidden Risk of Social Comparison in Chatbot Companionship
🔬 By Hamed Maleki. Hamed is a communication researcher currently completing a Master’s degree at the University of Wrocław in Poland. His work focuses on human–AI interaction, especially how people…
Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Legislative Gap Surrounding Non-Consensual Deepfakes
🔬 Original article by Alessandra Destison from Encode Canada. 📌 Editor’s Note: This is part of our Recess series, featuring university students from across Canada exploring ethical challenges in AI. Written…
Research Summaries
SHADES: Towards a Multilingual Assessment of Stereotypes in Large Language Models
🔬 Research Summary by ✍️ Timm Dill Timm is a Student Research Assistant at the Chair for Data Science, University of Hamburg. [Original Paper by Margaret Mitchell, Giuseppe…
Mapping the Responsible AI Profession, A Field in Formation (techUK)
🔬 Report Summary by ✍️ Tess Buckley Tess is Programme Manager, Digital Ethics and AI Safety at techUK and holds a Masters in Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence from…
Towards a Feminist Metaethics of AI
🔬 Research Summary by ✍️ Anastasia Siapka. Dr Anastasia Siapka is an attorney-at-law as well as an AI law and ethics researcher affiliated with the KU Leuven Centre…
Evaluating the Social Impact of Generative AI Systems in Systems and Society
🔬 Research Summary by ✍️ Usman Gohar and Zeerak Talat. Usman Gohar is a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at Iowa State University studying AI safety and Algorithmic Fairness.…
Ten Simple Rules for Good Model-sharing Practices
🔬 Research Summary by Ismael Kherroubi Garcia. Ismael is trained in business management and philosophy of the social sciences. He is the founder and CEO of Kairoi, the…
Incentivized Symbiosis: A Paradigm for Human-Agent Coevolution
🔬 Research Summary by ✍️ Tomer Jordi Chaffer, founder of DeGov Labs. He holds an MSc in Experimental Medicine from McGill University and will begin his Juris Doctor…