As part of its newly re-introduced overhaul of privacy legislation, the federal government has included a completely novel regime to regulate AI through the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA). AIDA marks the first such regulatory regime in Canada that expressly governs AI and there are many questions, concerns, and issues to be discussed as a result.
To sift through the Act and provide initial analysis and reactions, the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy assembled an incredible virtual panel of experts including:
- Ignacio Cofone, Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence Law and Data Governance at McGill University
- Phil Dawson, tech & AI analyst at Dawson Policy, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and the Responsible AI Institute, and co-chair of the Canadian Data Governance Standardization Collaborative
- Erica Ifill, founder of Not in my Colour, co-founder and co-host of Bad + Bitchy podcast, and weekly columnist for The Hill Times
- Emily Laidlaw, Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law and Associate Professor at University of Calgary, and Ethics Advisor at the City of Calgary
- Fenwick McKelvey, co-director of Concordia University’s Applied AI Institute, Director of the Algorithmic Media Observatory, Director of the Machine Agencies working group at the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology
- Christelle Tessono, Fellow at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
The discussion was moderated by the Centre's Director of Policy & Engagement, Supriya Dwivedi.
