🔬 Research summary contributed by Dr. Iga Kozlowska (@kozlowska_iga), a sociologist working on Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team where she’s tasked with guiding responsible AI innovation. ✍️ This is part 6 of the … [Read more...] about “Cold Hard Data” – Nothing Cold or Hard About It
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If It’s Free, You’re the Product: The New Normal in a Surveillance Economy
✍️ Column by Masa Sweidan, our Business Development Manager. The emergence of new financial models in the digital space, ranging from subscriptions to sponsored content, continues to shape much of our experience … [Read more...] about If It’s Free, You’re the Product: The New Normal in a Surveillance Economy
How Do We Teach Tech Ethics? How Should We?
✍️ Column by Dr. Marianna Ganapini, our Faculty Director. This is the introductory piece to her Office Hours column. Introduction A key goal of ours at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI) is to build … [Read more...] about How Do We Teach Tech Ethics? How Should We?
The Artificiality of AI – Why are We Letting Machines Manage Employees?
✍️ Column by Alexandrine Royer, our Educational Program Manager. Algorithms already heavily mediate several aspects of our daily lives, from where we decide to eat, how we get from point A to B, what news we see, … [Read more...] about The Artificiality of AI – Why are We Letting Machines Manage Employees?
The algorithmic imaginary: exploring the ordinary affects of Facebook algorithms (Research Summary)
🔬 Research summary contributed by Dr. Iga Kozlowska (@kozlowska_iga), a sociologist working on Microsoft’s Ethics & Society team where she’s tasked with guiding responsible AI innovation. ✍️ This is part 5 of the … [Read more...] about The algorithmic imaginary: exploring the ordinary affects of Facebook algorithms (Research Summary)