Rise of AI deepfakes fuels urgent call for stronger protections

Published: 28 May 2026

Canada is moving to criminalize non-consensual sexual deepfakes after recent court rulings exposed gaps in existing law, allowing perpetrators to avoid conviction despite clear harm to victims.

Experts: Google search to prioritize AI

Published: 25 May 2026

Google has announced that it has overhauled its search engine to be entirely powered by its Gemini 3.5 Flash artificial intelligence model. Users will no longer be prompted to choose their search...

As work moves toward the metaverse, new concerns about employee monitoring emerge

Published: 29 April 2026

As organizations explore new digital frontiers, Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, urges caution....

Expert: Technology and gender-based violence

Published: 10 April 2026

European non-profit AI Forensics published a report this week on how massive, organized user networks are spreading and monetizing non-consensual intimate images, including child sexual abuse...

Data held by US-based tech giants could make Canadians vulnerable to US government overreach

Published: 7 April 2026

Tech giants play an increasingly important role in the economy and in our everyday lives, but companies like Alphabet, Amazon and Apple are all based in the United States. In an age of heightened...

AI red lines: who sets the limits in national security?

Published: 9 March 2026

In a recent piece in The Conversation, Professor Emmanuelle Vaast examines the growing tensions between the use of artificial intelligence in warfare and surveillance. The discourse is prompted by...

Resurfacing online ‘challenge’ linked to surge in lug nut incidents

Published: 9 February 2026

A surge of reports about loosened lug nuts on vehicles across Quebec has raised alarm among drivers and authorities, with some linking the dangerous trend to a resurfacing social mediamedia “lug...

Experts: Digital sovereignty

Published: 28 January 2026

The French government announced on Jan. 27 the rollout of its new videoconferencing platform, Visio. The domestically developed platform was created to replace U.S. tools like Zoom and Microsoft...

Nine McGill Desautels researchers named to Stanford-Elsevier top researchers list

Published: 25 November 2025

Each year, the world’s most influential researchers are recognized in the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists lists. The list ranks researchers from around the world, based on the impacts of their...

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