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The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the release of AI & Health Care: A Fusion of Law & Science. Regulation of Medical Devices with AI, a second finding report supported by CIFAR AI and Society Program and led by Dr. Colleen M. Flood.

The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic(CIPPIC) has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in the York University v Access Copyright case which addresses the scope of educational fair dealing guidelines.The York University v Access Copyright case is an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada which c...

The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce the awarding of a new University Research Chair (URC) to Professor Aimée Craft of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section. Deeply committed to bridging Indigenous and Western legal traditions, this Anishinaabe-Métis researcher is an internationally recognized expert on Indigenous-colonial relationships and water rights.

The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2021 Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop, and the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award.

Professors Xiaoyi Bao and Jackie Dawson, whose research has been pivotal in their respective fields of fibre optics and climate change, are the University of Ottawa’s first laureates of the Governor General’s Innovation Award. Presented annually since 2016, the award recognizes exceptional innovators from all sectors of Canadian society whose work is transformative and has a meaningful impact on t...

On April 10, the Peruvian Ministry of Culture created the Yavarí Tapiche reserve in Loreto (a region in the heart of the Amazon). This Indigenous reserve is over 1 million hectares long and is the home to at least 3 Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation.

“The National Science Foundation (NSF) has a rich history of not only pursuing direct partnerships with other agencies, private industry and like-minded countries, but also fostering environments where partnerships thrive, because they are powerful ways to leverage resources and deliver results. We need partnerships for accessing a broader network of ideas, innovations and experiences to address a...

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Teresa Scassahas been appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies as Chair of theExpert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering that will examine a broad range of factors related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and d...