To avoid reproducing existing biases, AI should be built with an EDI lens

Published: 29 November 2024

Integrating an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) lens into artificial intelligence systems is no longer a luxury or optional, writes McGill Desautels Faculty Lecturer Simon Blanchette in The...

PQ plan to replace immigrants with robots won’t address key labour market shortages

Published: 15 November 2024

The Parti Québécois' recent 97-page immigration plan suggests replacing workers with automation in sectors facing labour shortages. However, Assistant Professor of Operations Management Rob Glew...

Researchers find design flaws and oversight issues in certain health apps, offer solutions for more effective tools

Published: 6 November 2024

AI-powered apps offering medical diagnoses at the click of a button are often limited by biased data and a lack of regulation, leading to inaccurate and unsafe health advice, a new study found.

Meet the winning teams of our Retail Gen AI Hackathon

Published: 10 October 2024

Congratulations to our winning teams of the Bensadoun School’s 2nd annual Retail Gen AI Hackathon....

AI Is Good for Us: A Microsoft-sponsored white paper

Published: 11 September 2024

AI has become an omnipresent topic of discussion in our daily lives, both professionally and personally. While much has been written on the challenges, risks, and pitfalls of AI (and the strong...

Retail Gen AI Hackathon

Thursday, September 26, 2024toFriday, October 4, 2024

Want to work collaboratively in a fun yet competitive environment to develop innovative generative AI solutions for the ALDO Group?...

AI meets citizen science to unlock the nature of storytelling

Published: 23 January 2024

A new project led by McGill University researchers seeks to understand one of humanity’s oldest practices and most powerful tools—storytelling. From ancient oral traditions to modern-day literature...

Public sector organizations need to ensure fair AI implementation

Published: 10 November 2023

Artificial intelligence can identify patterns in data much faster and more effectively and efficiently than humans can, but it is only applicable to the specific contexts in which data was created....

Desautels-developed AI app is helping monkeys avoid injury in Costa Rica

Published: 20 October 2023

When endangered howler monkey populations cross Costa Rica’s roads, they are vulnerable to injury from electrical wires and passing cars. Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, partnering with...

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