Monique Crichlow

AI policy and innovation business planning expert.

[Karina Vold @karinavold]

🎧 Check out The Decibel podcast @globeandmail for my conversation with @SherrillS about Moltbook, AI agents and consciousness:

https://t.co/jfnXo4GBP1

@UofTEthics @UofTSchmidt_AI @UofT_IHPST @TorontoSRI

[Steve Paikin @spaikin]

And we will talk about him on Friday night's #onpoli podcast at 8 pm on @tvo.

[CEIMiA @CEIMIA_mtl]

🌐 AI’s future depends on interoperability, not fragmentation.
Yesterday, @CEIMIA released its new report, “Aiming for AI Interoperability: Opportunities And Challenges,” independently developed with support from @Googleorg.
📰 Read the full press release:https://t.co/Sfmd7hFJXL

[Gillian Hadfield @ghadfield]

It’s coming up fast—Nov 24—please submit expression of interest. All areas in AI safety, alignment and ethics. We’re hoping this is truly international effort, leading into AI Action Summit in Paris February 2025

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

What's inside Canada's new online harms bill? 🇨🇦

SRI researchers including scholars from @UofTInfoFaculty and @UofTLaw take us on a tour through key aspects of the bill, from a taxonomy of harms to the duties of social media platforms and beyond.

https://t.co/q7DpGqSYoa

[Roger Grosse @RogerGrosse]

I'm teaching a new course on AI Alignment this term at the University of Toronto. The first half will cover idealized models of future AI systems (optimal planners, universal induction, etc.), and the second half will cover practical alignment techniques in the context of LLMs.

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

📢 Join our team! We're looking for two new staff members to help us ensure that advanced technologies make the world a better place for everyone.

🔗 Learn more and apply:

💡 Manager, Strategic Initiatives https://t.co/k2pQSBP8AN

💡 Policy Researcher https://t.co/uVjw9goU1x

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

📢 Join us for the first Toronto Public Tech Workshop, hosted by the Schwartz Reisman Institute and @munkschool, to explore new and emerging research on the use of technology for public purposes.

🗓️ June 9th, 2023, in person
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/iVLBEBpryB

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

The annual Canadian Fintech Summit @CFSTO starts today in Toronto! And SRI's new report on using existing consumer protections in Canada to regulate #AI in financial services is out now. Learn more: https://t.co/KmtRFgkobI #CanadianTechTogether #fintech

[Peter Loewen @PeejLoewen]

Are you doing work on the public use of technology? Please propose a paper for our workshop to be held in the early June. A wonderful chance to get great feedback in a great city at a great time of year.

(HT to the Toronto Political Behaviour Workshop for pioneering the model).

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

📣 Join our team! The Schwartz Reisman Institute is hiring two new roles to support our mission of ensuring that advanced technologies benefit everyone.

Associate Director, Research Engagement: https://t.co/disq83FnE7
Research Engagement Officer: https://t.co/Uj0CO2xG1X

[TIME @TIME]

Exclusive: In its quest to make ChatGPT less toxic, OpenAI used outsourced Kenyan laborers earning less than $2 per hour https://t.co/3XCZ189k6W

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

💡 Are you a #UofT researcher who is passionate about ensuring new technologies are responsible and fair?

Apply for a 2023 Schwartz Reisman faculty or graduate fellowship. Deadline: February 5, 2023.

Learn more: https://t.co/qXupu9aYE8

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

💡 New on our site: How can we harness the economic benefits of AI? A new report from SRI in collaboration with @BDC_Capital explores key takeaways from a roundtable on the use of AI in financial services.

Learn more: https://t.co/6qdIdjZVdD

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

📣 Announcement: SRI Director @ghadfield has been named a Canada CIFAR AI Chair. A #UofT professor at @UTLaw and @rotmanschool, Hadfield is the first @VectorInst-affiliated social scientist to be named to the @CIFAR_News program.

Learn more: https://t.co/Yz45Ot6IPT

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

📢 #UofT launches the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, for natural sciences and engineering PhDs to pursue new #AI research methodologies in their domain. Value: $85k/yr.

Learn more: https://t.co/gG3fIePZ5U

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

💡 New on our site: Will Canada's Consumer Privacy Protection Act ensure best practices for data privacy? @Lisa_M_Austin, @NicolasPapernot, @thesasho, and @david_lie argue the legislation falls short due to its reliance on deidentified data.

Read more: https://t.co/BDJFPpuJrA

[Schwartz Reisman Institute @TorontoSRI]

Our team is growing! Welcome to our new staff members: Business Officer Helena Ko, Policy Researcher Isaac Gazendam, and Research Assistant Isabelle Savoie. Learn more: https://t.co/lsqH1BblA1

[Teresa Scassa @TeresaScassa]

My post this week on #BillC27 looks at whether it address concerns over the need for a human rights-based approach to data protection: https://t.co/yC1vMXVDlG @uOttawaTechLaw

[Teresa Scassa @TeresaScassa]

Today I start a series of posts on Bill C-27 (Cdn data protection law reform). I will focus on some of the key changes to the Bill from its previous version, & will also look at the new proposed AI Act. First up is consent: https://t.co/PbDkd8g0O9 @uOttawaTechLaw @CIGIonline