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 “Self-Operating” Computer Emerges
- Intermediate
OthersideAI is at the forefront of a new vision for how AI can change computing as we know it. The framework takes screenshots as input and outputs mouse clicks and keyboard commands, just as a human would, but the real potential lies in the advanced computer vision and reasoning models that can be plugged into it.
These Women Tried to Warn Us about AI
- Intermediate
Discrimination and bias and how they impact society are critical issues with AI and LLMs, but these problematic systems continue to run largely unchecked.
The Short Anthropological Guide to the Study of Ethical AI
- Intermediate
A guide that provides an introduction to AI ethics and social science and anthropological perspectives on the development of AI.
The Shrinking Landscape of Linguistic Diversity in the Age of Large Language Models
- Expert
This paper demonstrates how the widespread adoption of large language models (LLMs) as writing assistants is linked to notable declines in linguistic diversity and may interfere with the societal and psychological insights language provides.
The Social Dilemma in Artificial Intelligence Development and Why We Have to Solve It
- Expert
Even with a higher demand for ethical AI and an abundance of ethical guidelines, the use of unethical AI continues to grow. This paper discusses ways to help developers overcome the current crisis in AI development ethics.
The Solution to Online Abuse? AI Plus Human Intelligence
- Intermediate
To tackle the increasingly complicated "dark world of online harms," AI must be paired with subject-matter experts, who have a deeper understanding of specific online abuses.
The Sperm Whale “Phonetic Alphabet” Revealed by AI
- Intermediate
With the help of AI, researchers have identified many details about how sperm whales communicate with each other.
The State of AI Ethics Panel (December 2020)
- Expert
An MAIEI panel on developments in AI ethics at the end of 2020.
The State of AI Ethics Report (April 2021)
- Expert
A report produced by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute that analyzes the state of AI ethics, digging deeper into topics like fairness and justice and the relationship between humans and technology.
The State of AI Ethics Report (January 2021)
- Expert
This MAIEI report captures the most relevant developments in AI ethics as of January 2021.