Evolving AI and technology requires research and understanding not only the base technology, but how it integrates into existing systems, and moreover, how it impacts process, policy, infrastructure and education. This is a continuous discussion among scientists, engineers, practitioners and policy makers.
Below include articles we’ve written, presentations from AI and Technology events where we’ve keynoted, plus upcoming events where we’ll be speaking. If you’d like more information on any topic, simply send a note our way and we’ll be in touch.
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The Future of Work is Being Rewritten
Hessie Jones’ presentation at StartupFest Montreal provides a view into a future of uncertainty. Customers are adopting disruptive technologies faster than your company can you adapt.” Business Transformation is an inevitability. The market has already moved on but business today is mired in complacency, legacy systems and archaic processes. In the meantime, information and intelligence technology are moving at a faster pace. The future organization is connected to the market in real-time. It enables decision-making at all levels of the organization that is increasingly precise and effective. Here is the blog post on Forbes. Download
Can Business Complacency Survive in the Age of Algorithm?
Hessie Jones’ Keynote at the the AI, Privacy and Ethics Conference at Ryerson University. Complimenting Ann Cavoukian’s Keynote on the need for Privacy by Design, Hessie Jones imparted the business perspective on the use of personal customer information, the difficulty in changing the business mindset, but the key industry changes that are turning everything we know on its head. Download
AI: Present and What’s Coming Next
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What we don’t talk about when we talk about AI via IBM Industries
Quote Hessie Jones: “There are many hurdles to overcome: unexpected outcomes due to bias, lack of data representation, determining or access to the right datasets. The larger investment will come from the adjacent impacts of implementing AI: education, governance, retraining, and culture. This will all have spillover effects already impacting policy and legislation and how business will be mandated to make these changes ” Download
Canadians Up In Arms: Privacy Without Consent And The Dangerous Precedent on Forbes
It’s the news that has taken Canada by storm of late, on Twitter, in the headlines, and in today’s parliamentary debate: Statistics Canada, Canada’s agency which issues statistical research on the state of Canada, its population, the economy and culture, unwittingly walked into the spotlight when Global News revealed the agency had asked TransUnion to provide financial transactions and credit histories on approximately 500,000 Canadians, without their individual prior consent. The Liberal government has endorsed this move. As Canada’s largest statistics agency establishes itself as the gateway to all Canadians’ personal information, it faces significant challenges beyond privacy concerns. Can this agency be accountable in a world where data is the new gold? Article
Geoff Hinton Dismissed The Need For Explainable AI: 8 Experts Explain Why He’s Wrong on Forbes
If the expectation is that automation will be ubiquitous in the next decade, reliance on human judgement will diminish. The promises of Artificial Intelligence are met with cautious optimism as the technology evolves and the environment around it attempts to keep pace. In this nascent period, industry, academia and lawmakers are grappling with the outcomes of these technologies and their impact on our social norms. The domino effect here created by AI will alter all facets of policy, technology and society. Geoffrey Hinton, Godfather of AI and Head of Google Brain dismissed the need for Explainable AI. His justification has set off a discourse among AI/ML practitioners in industry, academia and government, who were eager to refute his arguments. Article