Ethics, Governance and Democracy

Numerous codes of ethics have been created to govern AI and digital technology. How do we concretely apply these principles in the field of research, within companies and in civil society? Researchers in this field are working to develop ethical governance of technology.

Co-Heads Researchers

Allison Marchildon

Professor, Department of Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Université de Sherbrooke
Bryn Williams-Jones

Professor Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, École de santé publique, Director of Bioethic Programs

Université de Montréal

Articles

Ethics, Governance and Democracy Public policy Events

Ethics, Governance and Democracy

Articles

Événement public numériQc: participation of 5 OBVIA members researchers

Seminar: Understanding the Tensions and Convergences between Privacy and Ethics for the Responsible Development of Machine Learning

Conference: Is Consciousness a Correlate of Highly Sophisticated Intelligence?

Responsible Artificial Intelligence: a Guide for Deliberation

Reprise – Conférence midi: Le problème du problème de la boite noire

Appel à textes d’opinion Éthique, IA et COVID19

Journée d’étude sur l’éthique des algorithmes (CRÉ-OBVIA)

Article : «AI Ethics: how can information ethics provide a framework to avoid usual conceptual pitfalls? An Overview »

Conférence: «Why privacy matters more than ever»

Conférence : « Comment faire la morale aux robots? »

Conference : « Robots, AI and Moral Revolutions »

Can we innovate responsibly during a pandemic?

Conférence : “Technology’s Unpaid Debt: AI and the Promise of a More Humane Future”

Researchers

Co-Heads Researchers

Abeona-ENS-OBVIA Chair on AI and Social Justice

Abeona-ENS-OBVIA Chair on AI and Social Justice

COVID-19

Education and Empowerment

International Relations, Humanitarian Action and Human Rights

Industry 4-0, Work and Employment

Environment, Smart Cities, Territory and Mobility

Law, Cyberjustice and Cybersecurity

Arts, Media and Cultural Diversity

Sustainable Health

Shin Koseki, New Co-head Researcher of the Environment, Smart Cities, Territory and Mobility Research Theme

Webconference: Public service in the digital age: from digital conditionality to fraud targeting, reflection on technological vulnerabilities

Webconference: Towards a UN internal regulation on artificial intelligence

Événement public numériQc: participation of 5 OBVIA members researchers

Webconference: Internet Shutdowns and Content Censorship at the Request of Governments – Issues for International Law

Seminar: Quebec-Mexico Dialogue on Responsible AI: Health, culture, environment and social justice

Round Table: Public Policy in the 21st Century: Analysis, Management and Forecasting

Panel: New Frontiers in Education and in Lifelong Learning for the Future of Work

OBVIA awards 7 new scholarships to support the next generation

Report on the basis for social acceptability of tracking applications in times of pandemic released