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Mar 16, 20225 min read
Office Hours: Here’s what startups want to know about AI ethics
What's on the mind of startups when it comes to AI ethics? I’ve been hosting office hours with Startup Edmonton. These are confidential...
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Myths & Reality: AI and the Law Part 1
The Digital Law Innovation Society is a student-led group at the University of Alberta that plays at the intersection of technology and...
Mar 1, 202213 min read
Responsible Innovation: Would you let an algorithm shortlist you for the job?
Online personality assessment tests are increasingly being used in the recruitment process by a wide range of organizations. These...
Jan 17, 20223 min read
Targeting AI Ethics: Data, Models, and People
Artificial Intelligence is a powerful technology that is shaping our world. Some AI systems can deliver harmful, discriminatory outcomes...
May 24, 20214 min read
AI and EDI: reflections on making BlackTalk - a new podcast
Last week Google announced a new dermatology app the doesn’t work on darker skinned people. A few days earlier, 60 Minutes did a piece on...
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Search algorithms continue to oppress
In February 2019, I gathered in a jam packed hotel ballroom in downtown Edmonton to hear Dr. Safiya Noble talk about her book Algorithms...
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Hate Over Health: Understanding racial discrimination in the age of COVID-19
I had the great pleasure of sharing the virtual stage tonight with Dr. Cheryl Prescod, Executive Director of the Black Creek Community...
Oct 2, 20203 min read
Cut and paste culture: The hidden cost of reusing data
Recently, I was on an email thread where a templated email was reused out of context leading to a slightly confusing and funny exchange...
Sep 17, 20203 min read
That's a wrap: Thanking my community and planning next steps
I'm thrilled to say - I am DONE! I handed in my final research paper this week and now I await graduation. I have been fortunate to have...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Conferences and pumpkin-spice lattes
It's definitely fall. The air is cooler, the leaves are turning shades of red, pumpkin-spice lattes are back and it's conference season....
Nov 29, 20191 min read
How am I biased?
Last night I was at a talk on ethics and bias hosted by Women in Big Data. One of the presenters mentioned the Harvard Implicit...
