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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 28, 20222 min read

Dear Neighbour, I’m not joining Nextdoor. Here’s why:

I recently received a letter from a neighbour asking me to join Nextdoor. Actually, it wasn’t really from a neighbour. It was a form...

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...

Nov 1, 20214 min read

The algorithmic risks of ordering a cheeseburger

Until recently, the risks of ordering a cheeseburger at your local mom and pop diner might have been thought about mostly in dietary...

Sep 22, 20213 min read

Robots, the cure for loneliness?

When I talk to people about AI, inevitably we land on the topic of killer robots. This image of The Terminator and other superintelligent...

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...

Aug 14, 20204 min read

Healthcare data and the tragedy of the anti-commons

Recently, my city passed a bylaw that makes mask wearing mandatory in all indoor spaces. I'm in Canada where "to mask or not to mask"...

Jul 23, 20204 min read

Scaling Healthcare to enable an AI4Health Future

I submitted my draft Findings and Discussions chapter this weekend! I’m now on a rare break from my research project as I await some...

Jun 23, 20203 min read

It's Focus Group Time! Three Tools for Developing Ethical AI

My first job after finishing my undergrad in the mid 90's was Research Coordinator for Metroline Research. I helped manage the Vancouver...

May 23, 20204 min read

Research update: collecting data, prepping for a presentation and "COVID-izing" my work

Generally when things are quiet on the blog, it means I'm really busy with my research. That's certainly been the case this past month....

May 4, 20203 min read

Counting COVID: The politics of data collection and reporting

There’s something about seeing the hard, cold numbers globally tracking the coronavirus that’s turned average people into armchair...

Apr 17, 20204 min read

Zoom, Meet or Skype? Conducting research in a time of physical distancing

My research focus is on AI researchers and how they are navigating ethical considerations in their work. I’m exploring issues around...

Feb 2, 20204 min read

Setting the stage for AI in healthcare: CIFAR's AI for Health Townhall

Recently, I participated in CIFAR's AI for Health townhall. The purpose of the meeting was to gather feedback on a draft framework that...

Jan 17, 20205 min read

Scenes from a Literature Review: Healthcare and AI

I'm having that moment of guilt when you realize that your last blog was close to two months ago! Time to dust off the cobwebs with an...

Nov 25, 20193 min read

Becoming an informational person

A month ago, I attended a masterclass with author Candace Savage. It was a primer on historical research and how to use fragments of data...

Nov 12, 20194 min read

The data and processes we don't question

There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says,...

Oct 23, 20193 min read

The Orangetheory of Data Religion

I hate working out. But I dutifully drag myself to the gym a couple times a week. Recently, I’ve been going to Orangetheory Fitness. For...

Oct 16, 20193 min read

Walking naked through the Googleplex

I can’t take credit for the title of this post but it sums up an issue that we all face - we trade our privacy for convenience. This line...

Oct 9, 20193 min read

When data knows us better than we know ourselves

A few months ago, I was enticed by a special offer from 23andMe. I'd been on the fence about genetic testing for some time. Like the...

Oct 7, 20192 min read

The ethics surrounding data collection

I’ve been talking with a lot of different people - pretty much anyone who will listen – about where to focus my research. One piece of...

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