2020
In the media
Projet de loi n° 64 : échos de commission parlementaire
This content is not available in the selected language. Simon du Perron, auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice, a signé le 15 octobre dernier un billet de blogue sur le site du Laboratoire de cyberjustice. En raison de son intérêt au regard des travaux de JusticIA, nous le reproduisons ici : Le 29 septembre dernier, la Commission des […] Read more
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The AI and Law Series | Characteristica Universalis Lex: Artificial Intelligence and the Ghosts of LegalTech Past
Speaker : Christopher Markou, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Description : The question ‘is law computable?’ immediately recalls the classic jurisprudential question: ‘what is law?’ – a question posed by both legal pragmatists and idealists. For tough-minded pragmatists, the question ‘what is law’ might entail little more than a prediction of whether those in […] Read more
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ODAI UNESCO: Results of the deliberations and acknowledgements
ODAI - Open Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Ethics From July 15th to August 10th, 2020, Algora Lab and Mila organized closed deliberation workshops and open discussion sessions on the first draft of the Ad-Hoc Expert Group's recommendation document on the first global standard-setting instrument on the ethics of artificial intelligence, an effort led by UNESCO. In total, more than […] Read more
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AI, Humanity and Society
Artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems transform the way we work, live our lives and solve problems. This technology has the potential to improve people’s well-being and contribute to social and environmental sustainability. At the same time, we also see an increased concern about the potential risks with AI. Massive efforts create many opportunities to […] Read more
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Still No International Consensus to Tax the Tech Giants
The 137 countries negotiating under the aegis of the OECD have failed to find an agreement for the large digital companies to “pay their fair share of taxes”, at the risk of relaunching the “trade war” in the midst of the pandemic . In the absence of a formal agreement, the countries adopted a report […] Read more
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Artificial Intelligence – A Person?
With the increasing proliferation of AI, the world now sees AI taking over what was once considered solely in the domain of human cognitive functions. Will there be a day where AI should be considered a person? The second of our series on AI and Intellectual Property, we look to consider some of these questions […] Read more
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Presentations of IVADO student projects (bilingual)
This first-ever edition of IVADO Digital October will showcase student-led research in our IVADO community. All month long, digital intelligence will be front and centre, starting with a distinguished panel of experts on October 1 and followed by presentations of multidisciplinary projects by our scholarship recipients. Goals Learn more about the various research projects conducted […] Read more
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EU nations call for ‘soft law solutions’ in future Artificial Intelligence regulation
In a position paper spearheaded by Denmark and signed by digital ministers from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, the signatories call on the Commission to incentivise the development of next-gen AI technologies, rather than put up barriers. Soft law can allow us to […] Read more
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Gouvernance et régulation des données
This content is not available in the selected language. Souvent présentées comme la clé de la création de valeur et porteuses de nouvelles dynamiques de croissance, les données ont une importance capitale dans de nombreux domaines (informatique, statistique, économie…). Leur exploitation invite toutefois à s’interroger sur leur éventuelle régulation. L’objectif de ce colloque est ainsi […] Read more
News of JusticIA's members
Professor Catherine Régis joins Mila as an associate academic member
9 October 2020 Catherine Régis
Professor Catherine Régis, holder of the Canada Research Chair in health law and policy, co-founder of the Health Hub – Policy, Organizations and Law and founding member of the JusticIA research group has joined the Mila team as an associate academic member. About Mila Located in the heart of Quebec's Artificial Intelligence ecosystem, Mila is […] Read more