Resources
Support your learning through our searchable research library and discover valuable resources about many topics in artificial intelligence and data analytics, such as AI ethics, bias and data tools.
Select the We Count at Large tag to view a selection of speaking engagements and presentations by IDRC team members. Many of these resources showcase the efforts of IDRC Director Jutta Treviranus, whose pioneering work and insights in AI and inclusive AI continue to inspire and lead the field.
The Danger of AI Is Weirder Than You Think
- Beginner
In this Ted Talk, AI researcher Janelle Shane shares the weird, sometimes alarming antics of AI algorithms as they try to solve human problems and explains why AI doesn't yet measure up to real brains.
The Dangerous Universalist Grounds of “AI Ethics”
- Intermediate
The head of the Global AI Ethics Institute, Emmanuel Goffi, laments the universalist rules currently governing AI and advocates for a more inclusive approach.
The Dictatorship of Data
- Intermediate
Big data is poised to transform society, but there’s a dark side: big data erodes privacy and relies on fallible data to make decisions. As this article shows, nothing underscores the consequences of data analysis gone awry more than the story of Robert McNamara.
The Digital Services Act: Ensuring a Safe and Accountable Online Environment
For the first time a common set of rules on intermediaries' obligations and accountability across the single market will open up new opportunities to provide digital services across borders, while ensuring a high level of protection to all users, no matter where they live in the EU.
The Digitization of National Security: Technology, Transparency & Trust
- Expert
In a new report, the National Security Transparency Advisory Group wants more transparency from Canada's security agencies over their current and intended uses of AI and encourages the federal government to consider amending legislation such as the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act to give better oversight of federal AI use.
The Disparate Effects of Strategic Manipulation
- Expert
An article that shows how classification models in machine learning can reinforce existing inequalities and how attempts to intervene in the learning model to correct this response can lead to further social adversity.
The Employment Rate of People with Disabilities
- Intermediate
This article explores three significant factors in evaluating the success of policies for employment of people with disabilities. Namely, the measurement of disability status and the measurement of employment status, along with who to include in the analyses.
The Equitable AI Playbook
- Intermediate
The Equitable AI Playbook, part of PEAT's new AI and Disability Inclusion Toolkit, is a blueprint for organizations to foster disability inclusion while procuring, developing and implementing AI technologies in the workplace.
The Era of Blind Faith in Big Data Must End
- Intermediate
A Ted Talk about algorithmic fairness and the consequences that biased algorithms have on society, especially for minority groups.
The Ethical Implications of AI with Dr. Jutta Treviranus
- Intermediate
Learn about the ethical implications of AI in this Pulse episode with IDRC Director Jutta Treviranus.