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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ participates in newly-launched coalition for responsible AI

Ten participants from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ will contribute to and help build the success of the new Observatory on the Social Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies.

On December 3, the government of Quebec announced $7.5 million in funding for the creation of an (OIISIAN). The collaborative project will bring top experts in Quebec together to provide an interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspective on the impact of AI and digital technology on individuals, organizations, and communities. Together, the participants of OIISIAN will suggest solutions and provide direction to key decision makers.

The project, led by Université Laval, will collaborate with university and college partners, research centres, organizations, businesses, government institutions, and groups in Quebec, across Canada, and around the world. Nearly 160 researchers, Canadian research chairs and collaborators, including ten participants from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, will contribute to and help build the success of this new scientific hub.

The initiative is funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), in partnership with the ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation, allocating $1.5 million per year over the next five years.

Complete list of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ participants in OIISIAN:

Peter Caines, James ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University; Macdonald Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ignacio Cofone, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University

Fabien Gélinas, Full Professor, Faculty of Law, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University; Sir William C. Macdonald Chair

, Manager, Centre for Applied Ethics, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre

Richard Janda, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University; Associate Member, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ School of Environment

, Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Bioethics, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University; Research Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policies (CGP)

, Associate Professor, Computer Science, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University; CIFAR Senior Fellow, Program in Learning in Machines and Brains; Research Scientist and Site Lead, Facebook AI Research, Montreal

, Associate Professor, Computer Science, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University; CIFAR Senior Fellow, Program in Learning in Machines and Brains; Associate Scientific Director, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives CFREF; Research Team Lead, DeepMind, Montreal

Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor, Information Systems, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University

Daniel Marc Weinstock, Full Professor and James ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Professor, Faculty of Law, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University; Director, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Institute for Health and Social Policy

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