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Universities must steer AI in the public interest
TMU provost calls for collective effort to apply ethics, human good to AI governance.
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The tyranny of the average
Driven by statistics, AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers.
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Flight of the Valkyrie
Waterloo engineering students compete for glory with an AI-enhanced urban firefighting drone.
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Adopting AI is a social contract
Integrating artificial intelligence into our societies and personal lives binds us to certain futures and forecloses the possibility of others. Are we ready to accept the consequences?
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Opposition MPs grill Minister on federal AI strategy
Evan Solomon points to billions invested in research chairs and computing infrastructure at House of Commons committee appearance.
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Leaders from the creative industries urge Parliament to act on foreign AI companies
‘Nearly every song ever written by a Canadian songwriter has already been scraped,’ says music industry witness.
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Let’s keep the “human” in the humanities
The case for technology-free learning spaces.
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Former Facebook VP champions Canadian digital sovereignty
CIFAR AI Chair Joelle Pineau believes ethics and the common good must guide technological development.
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AI is transforming university teaching, but are we ready for it?
University instructors, leaders, and staff should all be involved in the AI discussion
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California went big on AI in universities. Canada should go smart instead
Learning requires struggle, persistence, iteration and deep focus.
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Focusing on GenAI detection is a no-win approach for instructors
As GenAI continues to evolve faster than the tools to detect it, capturing all student use of AI is nearly impossible.
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Supporting students in the age of GenAI
Universities need to rethink student discipline when it comes to reinforcing academic integrity.
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New AI-themed book focuses on the importance of preserving human agency
The authors advocate for a human-centred approach to the educational applications of AI.
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Prof pas prof, j’y vais: under AI’s spell
Shining a humorous light on some of the tasks that academics deal with on a regular basis.
