We Count: Artificial Intelligence Inclusion Projects from Inclusive Design Research Centre

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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.

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Treemendous

Source: GitHub
Media Type: Website Resource
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Treemendous is an accessible tree creation and exploration tool designed especially for blind and vision impaired practitioners and students of linguistics and computer science.

Trudeau Announces $2.4 Billion for AI-Related Investments

Source: CBC
Media Type: Website Article
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  • Intermediate
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Trudeau announced that the Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in its upcoming budget to build capacity in AI.

Trust and Bias in Robots: These Elements of Artificial Intelligence Present Ethical Challenges, Which Scientists Are Trying to Solve

Source: American Scientist
Media Type: Website Article
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  • Intermediate
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A discussion of how the use of biased AI in healthcare and self-driving cars can lead to problematic decision-making that is compounded by the human tendency to trust AI decisions.

"Trustworthy AI" Is a Framework to Help Manage Unique Risk

Source: Deloitte AI Institute
Media Type: Website Article
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  • Intermediate
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Deloitte’s Trustworthy AI framework introduces six key dimensions that can help safeguard ethics and build a trustworthy AI strategy when considered collectively in the design, development, deployment, and operational phases of AI system implementation.

Turkish University Students Build Autonomous Wheelchair

Source: Kadeshan
Media Type: Website Article
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  • Beginner
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A group of Turkish university students have built an autonomous wheelchair that uses voice commands to operate the chair.

Turning Brain Activity to Text with AI: Time for Nations to Debate What Is Ethical, and What Isn’t

Source: Financial Express
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Using AI to decode brain activity is useful for patients with speech disabilities, but as the article explains, ethical questions abound in the long term and need to be addressed.

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act

Source: Federal Communications Commission
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The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act was passed to update the US’s telecommunications protections for people with disabilities.

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

Source: US Government
Media Type: PDF Article
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The text of the US's Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

UD2024: The Opportunities and Risks of AI

Source: UD2024
Media Type: Video
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This presentation, delivered by Dr. Jutta Treviranus from OCAD University’s Inclusive Design Research Centre, took place at the International Conference on Universal Design. This event presented a significant opportunity for engagement and discourse regarding inclusive design practices and was a valuable forum for learning and collaboration among professionals in the field.

UK Probes Amazon and Microsoft over AI Partnerships with Mistral, Anthropic, and Inflection

Source: TechCrunch
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The UK’s CMA is launching preliminary enquiries into whether the AI partnerships formed with Microsoft, Amazon and a trio of AI startups falls within the scope of its merger rules and whether those deals could impact competition in the UK market.

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.

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