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SEPTEMBER 6th, 2022
New funding available!
Researchers at the University of Alberta in any discipline are invited to propose projects, grant preparation ideas, and big question events for funding support from AI4Society.
IRIE releases its Volume 31 on Ethics in the Age of Smart Systems: Special Issue!
In another collaborative partnership, Geoffrey Rockwell of the AI4Society Signature Area at the University of Alberta, Bettina Berendt of the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin, and Florence Chee of the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy at Loyola University Chicago have edited a collection of papers with the title Ethics in the Age of Smart Systems - Special Issue of IRIE. This IRIE Special Issue grew out of a series of six events hosted online from February to April 2021: the Ethics Dialogues and a Symposium on Ethics in the Age of Smart Systems.
This Symposium brought together researchers from Canada, the USA, Germany and beyond working in the interdisciplinary area of AI, ethics and policy. It built upon a series of Ethics Dialogues that took place between February and March 2021. This journal is complemented by nine articles from renowned Information Ethics scholars, and contains the Introduction by, and Editorial on Dialogue and AI by Geoffrey Rockwell, Bettina Berendt, Florence Chee.
The three Ethics Dialogues each revolved around a central theme: 1) the ethics of contact tracing, 2) surveillance and carcerality, and 3) whistleblower protections with regard to the question of whether organizations can self-regulate.
Voyant Tools wins Zampolli Prize
The Zampolli Prize is the highest recognition for Digital Humanities researchers and this year is was awarded to Voyant Tools! AI4Society Associate Director Dr. Geoffrey Rockwell is a key part of the growth and success of Voyant tools, a powerful application that help you “see through your text”.
As part of his commentary on the triennial lecture he gave University of Tokyo for this recognition, Geoffrey comments “The genius of of Stéfan Sinclair who passed in August 2020. Voyant was his vision from the time of his dissertation for which he develop HyperPo.”
Read the full article, access his lecture and much more here.
Reimagining Architecture and Urbanism in the Post-Pandemic World’ through illustration - a Juried Competition!
We are proud of announcing this cash pried competition for all those working in any way on the graphic design, visual creation, and similar that are interested on sharing their views on the world after the COVID 19 pandemic. You can win up to $1,000 plus having a in person and online exhibition, followed by a publication. Best part: there are no registration fees and everyone is invited to participate!
The ‘Reimagining Architecture and Urbanism in the Post-Pandemic World’ illustration contest is open to reimagine design and cities through drawings or images. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for lifestyle changes likely to persist even after the pandemic subsides. This requires new approaches to the design of the built environments. Such new challenges demand building a base of knowledge of what has been learned from the pandemic and educated projections about what will follow.
Find more information, registration, and more in our website
Society, Culture and Technology
Ethical Data and AI, Salon #6 LeonardoNascimento
September 20th | 2:30pm
The Telegram app has attracted the attention of the Brazilian public debate as a vehicle for disseminating misinformation and political violence. I will share preliminary results about Brazilian far-right groups on Telegram from a mixed-methods perspective, articulating computational social science with digital anthropology.
Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility Conference
September 28th, 2022
The Telegram app has attracted the attention of the Brazilian public debate as a vehicle for disseminating misinformation and political violence. I will share preliminary results about Brazilian far-right groups on Telegram from a mixed-methods perspective, articulating computational social science with digital anthropology.
On-demand viewing
Sept 26th, 27th - all day
Live opening session
Sept 28th, 1:00pm (GMT)
Live interactive sessions
Sept 28th, 8:00am - 10:00am (GMT)
AI Awards
SONY Research Award Program
As part of one of the world's most innovative and recognizable brands, we are committed to support university research and innovation in the U.S., Canada, India, and select European countries, while also fostering partnerships with university faculty and researchers. The Sony Research Award Program provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers. With awards up to $150,000 USD* per year for each accepted proposal, both the Faculty Innovation Award and Focused Research Award create new opportunities for university faculties and research institutions to engage in pioneering research that could drive new technologies, industries and the future.
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.
