2020

In the media

La Nouvelle-Zélande se dote d’une Charte des algorithmes

This content is not available in the selected language. Simon du Perron, auxiliaire de recherche au Laboratoire de cyberjustice, a signé le 10 août 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 : L’utilisation d’algorithmes d’intelligence artificielle par l’administration publique […] Read more

In the media

Soft law as a complement to AI regulation

While soft law has been applied in many fields, John Villasenor argues in a piece for the Brookings Institute, there are multiple reasons why it is particularly well suited for AI. First, the rapid pace of development of AI exceeds by far the capability of any traditional regulatory system to keep up. A second reason […] Read more

Events to follow

Montreal AI Symposium (virtual)

The Montreal AI Symposium (virtual) aims at gathering experts and professionals interested in fundamental advances and applications of artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on machine learning, deep learning, and related approaches. The Symposium welcomes both academic and industrial participants; it seeks to build strong connections between researchers within the Greater Montreal area and surroundings. We […] Read more

Opportunities

JURISIN-2020 | Call for papers

Call for papers for the Fourteenth International Workshop on Juris-informatics associated with JSAI International Symposia on AI 2020 (IsAI-2020) to be held from the 15th to 17th of November, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Due to COVID-19 this event may be held remotely.  Juris-informatics is a new research area which studies legal issues from the perspective […] Read more

Events to follow

Public Consultation on UNESCO's Recommendation on AI Ethics

This event is organized in collaboration with AlgoraLab and Mila, with the support of UNESCO, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Université de Montréal, and the Government of Quebec. This session is part of UNESCO's global consultation leading to the adoption of the first global standard-setting instrument on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). Insights from […] Read more

In the media

Artificial intelligence: The Commission welcomes the opportunities offered by the final Assessment List for Trustworthy AI (ALTAI)

The European Commission welcomes today the Assessment List for Trustworthy AI (ALTAI), a check list for business and organisations to self-assess the trustworthiness of their artificial intelligence (AI) systems under development. This will further strengthen the benefits that AI yields to the economy and society as a whole. The concept of Trustworthy AI, introduced by […] Read more

Blog

The Influence of Ranking Algorithms

This content is not available in the selected language. By Hannes Westermann, PhD student in Artificial Intelligence and Law at the Université de Montréal and student researcher at JusticIA and the Cyberjustice Laboratory. The internet gives us access to an enormous amount of information. Billions of websites provide us with the means to learn about […] Read more