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ChatGPT is giving us a glimpse of the future of artificial intelligence. It’s a future filled with great promise, but also significant challenges. Professor Céline Castets-Renard is at the forefront of research on the ethical aspects of these AI-powered technologies, generating globally-relevant insights to help guide us through the social changes AI is provoking.

Professor Kyle Kirkup has been invited to join the prestigious ranks of the Global Young Academy (GYA), a community of outstanding early career scientists and scholars from around the world. The GYA aims to foster international, interdisciplinary and intergenerational dialogue across a wide range of fields.

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment of J. Ross Macfarlane, LLB ’93, as a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Windsor, on February 20, 2023.

This winter, the Faculty of Law has welcomed Professor Brian L. Cox, an expert on the law and ethics of armed conflict, as a visiting scholar to the law school community.

Artificial intelligence technology is advancing at an almost unbelievable rate. Not only can AI now make predictions and decisions, it can also generate original works of art. As AI technology becomes increasingly more ubiquitous, so do the concerns about the associated risks.

The following letter was co-written by the organizing committee of the ‘Tomorrow’s Job: Inclusive Leadership with the Honorable Justice Mahmud Jamal of the Supreme Court of Canada’ event as part of the series BEYOND THE CLASS. The series shares first-hand accounts of experiential learning opportunities and op-eds written by our students.

Regional Senior Justice Calum MacLeod and Administrative Judge Marc Smith announced two bilingual appointments to the Ottawa Small Claims Court bench. Deputy Judges Sonya Notturno, LLB ’01, and Gabriel Poliquin, LLB ’10, have been appointed to the Ottawa Small Claims Court bench.

Secretary General Annick Bergeron is pleased to announce the appointment of Tiffany Ticky, LLM 2022, as Senior Director, Human Rights Office, effective January 23, 2023.

Award-winning author and alum Mark Bourrie, JD ’17, has published two new books.

La Bourse d’admission Bansoba a été créée grâce à l’initiative de Ruth Bansoba, une diplômée de la promotion de 2020 de la Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil. Elle vise à encourager les jeunes noir(e)s de faire carrière en droit grâce à une aide financière dès leur première année d’études.