APRIL 2021

Co-organized with the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy (CDEP) at Loyola University Chicago, and the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin, we proudly announce the 10th Annual Symposium Ethics in the Age of Smart Systems on April 19th, 20th, 21st at 9:00am, Edmonton time.

With Keynote speakers Veena Dubal, Virginia Dignum, and Rafael Capurro and presenters Petra Molnar and Jan Tobias Muehlberg, Stefan Schiffner, Bettina Berendt, Tommaso Crepax, Freyja Van Den Boom, Kevin Baum and Sarah Sterz, Cathy Adams, Patti Pente, Geoffrey Rockwell, and Gillian Lemermeyer.

Find attached the full program, and more information here: https://forum.ai4society.ca/index.php/Special:EventPostingPage#/27

Register soon at https://framaforms.org/ethics-in-an-age-of-smart-systems-symposium-1617301485

AI Arts & Cultures Salon Workshop Series

As part of Dr. Jonathan Cohn collaboratory The AI Arts & Culture Salon we will host CUNY's Profesor Lev Manovich's workshop Why the Data Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet, rescheduled to April 15th at 8:00pm (MDT). We are also presenting SFU Assistant professor Sun Ha Hong presentation on Fact Signaling, and AI's Certainty Fetish on April 20 at 3:00pm (MDT).

Prepare yourself by reading selected material ahead of time. Download this material from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15WuvTKd-wl5mtcRokorwiOmiWcviFreN?usp=sharing

Join us on Zoom: https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/93790243773?pwd=cGhKTXFtWWpIWWJ0QnZsNlljMjdCdz09
Meeting ID: 937 90243773
Passcode: 289181

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Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness Working Group

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important part of our future in Canada and we want to hear from your members.

The Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness Working Group, in partnership with the CIFAR and Algora Lab (University of Montreal), is launching Open Dialogue: Artificial Intelligence in Canada, a series of virtual workshops to better understand the public’s perceptions of AI.

The workshops will take place from March 30 to April 30, 2021.

What: Open Dialogue: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Canada (2.5 hour workshops)
When: March 30 to April 30, 2021
Where: Online via Zoom or by telephone
Who: Adults over the age of 18.
Register: opendialogueai.ca

The views and opinions gathered in these workshops will be included in a report by the Public Awareness Working Group and submitted to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. The report will be publicly available on the website of the Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence in summer 2021.

If you have any questions about this initiative, please contact the Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence Secretariat aicouncilsecretariat-secretariatconseilia@canada.ca.

10th Annual Allen Smith Symposium
Innovation and Equity: Technology, Ethics & The Future of LIS

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Safiya Noble, author of Algorithms of Oppression

When: Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 2 - 3 p.m. EST
Where: This event will stream via Zoom and is open to the public
How: Registrer here
Deadline: Please register by April 22

Dr. Safiya Noble is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Department of Information Studies. She is the co-founder and co-director of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2i2). The keynote is moderated by Dr. Marie desJardins, Dean of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences.

The Allen Smith Symposium is hosted by the Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences.

AI4Society and KIAS are proud to announce the Ethics E-Symposium Know Thyself as a Virtual Reality. As we work towards creating a set of ethical guidelines for working creatively with medical scan data in VR, we will be troubling some of the ethical issues surrounding health data ownership and privacy with a full-day e-Symposium. Presentations by Dr. Remigius Nwabueze, Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu, Dr. Susan Cox, Fahim Hassan & Katrina Ingram

To reserve a place in the workshop, please complete this form.

More information at: https://www.knowthyself.ualberta.ca/events/

Learn more about KTVR collaboratory at: https://forum.ai4society.ca/index.php/SI5:Main

AI4Society
News

AI4Society Dialogs

On April 5th our seventh episode was premiered, Episode Seven: Noah Castelo: Relating to robots. Visit the official site AI4Society Dialogues to hear this and our previous episodes.

What's coming - Episode Eight: Jennifer Raso: Encoding the law: technology’s impact on institutional decision making
Increasingly, automated systems are being used to aid in the delivery of important social service programs. Dr. Jennifer Raso’s work in the area of administrative law focuses on the relationship of human and non-human collaboration on institutional decision making and the resulting legal and ethical outcomes.
Release date: April 19th, 2021

Listen to all episodes on these platforms!

Grant Opportunities

CIHR: Health Research Training Platform Pilot

With the HRTP Pilot, CIHR will support the development of research leaders of tomorrow by equipping trainees and early career researchers (ECRs) with the experiences and skills needed to lead high-impact, interdisciplinary health research careers in a rapidly evolving research landscape.
Funding pools for this opportunity include: AI, Public Health and Equity; Boys, Men and Masculinities; Girls and Women's Health and Wellness; Integrating Mental Health Services within Primary and Community Care; Stigma Reduction and Life Course Mental Wellness for LGBTQ/2S Populations.

Application deadline: April 21st, 2021

Who

Any UofAlberta community member (faculty, researcher, or student) interested in any and all aspects of Artificial Intelligence!

Why

To stay informed about AI-related funding opportunities and events (research grants, internships, competitions, ...)
To access AI4Society support for research and teaching initiatives
To profile your research and to collaborate with other community members, through our Forum.

How

Send an email with a brief description of your affiliation, interests, and activities related to artificial intelligence to ai4s@ualberta.ca.

Job
Postings

EDI Building Layout Design Intern SCI Computing Science

Under the general direction of the Department of Computing Science EDI Committee and supported by the AI4Society Signature Area, the EDI Building Layout Design Intern will be the primary collector and organizer of materials on building layout design related to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).

Find out more about this position and how to apply here.

Front End Web Engineer and an AWS Engineer option BioConversion DataBank Foundation

Front End Web Engineer Do you have an interest in greenhouse gases? We are looking for several web engineers to join the Bio-Conversion Databank Foundation or BioDF. Our vision is to be the global centre of credible knowledge associated with the building blocks of bioconversion for greenhouse gas reduction. As a front-end engineer, you will help build out our Portal for researchers and scientists.

Find more about this position and how to apply here.

Union Data Machine learning and AI Dashboard LegacyX Software Inc.

LEGACYX Software Inc. is a boutique technology solutions partner who helps organizations drive exponentially better results.
With the assistance of skilled resources that understand how to integrate information from disparate systems and sources; leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence technology; and consolidate this information into a real-time reporting function, we can ascertain what queries need to be executed to derive the appropriate information to answer questions pertinent to the business.
Primary skills but not limited to this set would be data visualization, machine learning, data preparation and text analytics.

Find more about this position and how to apply here.

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