Join the Web Services' team and our panel of experts for some coffee, breakfast, and dynamic conversation on how Queerness interacts with Generative AI. A co-production of the Equity team in the OPVPA and Web Services teams.
Event details
- Date: Wednesday, October 23
- Time: 10 to 11am
- Location: McGill Engine Centre, FDA5, Frank Dawson Adams Building, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E8
- Format: Panel Discussion with audience Q&A
- Registration limit: 40
Panel discussion
Our conversation will be based on the 2024 Scottish AI Summit panel discussion, Facebook Knew I was Gay Before I Did: Queer Data and the Generative Capacities of AI. The presentation asks questions about the benefits of ‘digital inclusion’ for 2S/LGBTQIA+ people, challenge simplistic assumptions about fixing existing biases in AI technology and, explore approaches to AI that are more equitable for 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities. We encourage all interested participants to watch the video before this event.
In addition, the Wired article, Here's How Generative AI Depicts Queer People, will help inform our discussion.
Panel members / discussion facilitators
The event will feature a panel of experts on both AI technology and 2S/LGBTQIA+ rights.
- Ande Clegg (they/them), Senior Employment Equity Advisor, Office of the Provost and Vice President (Academic)
- Kit Malo (they/them), Associate Director Inclusive Excellence, Office of the Provost and Vice President (Academic)
Web Services team members will also be on hand to answer technical and general web content questions.
- Jaylen Gordon, Digital Communications Associate, Digital Communications, Communications and Institutional Relations
- Joyce Peralta, Manager, Digital Communications, Communications and Institutional Relations
Registration is now open. Click here to register.
Learn more about Queer History Month at McGill.
Hope to see you there!
