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.
VP Harris Announces New Requirements for How Federal Agencies Use AI Technology
- Intermediate
The White House has released new rules for US federal agencies to prevent government abuse of AI technology, including allowing travellers to opt out of using facial recognition scans at airport security screenings.
VR Disability Simulation Reduces Implicit Bias Towards Persons with Disabilities
- Expert
A paper that examines how Virtual Reality Disability Simulations can impact a person's information recall and implicit association toward people with disabilities.
WAI-ARIA Overview
An overview of WAI-ARIA, the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite, which defines a way to make web content and web applications more accessible to people with disabilities.
WAI@WORK
- Intermediate
Women in AI's new report on shaping the future of work for women in AI is available! Learn how tech companies can change and create more diverse work culture.
Want a Job? You’ll Have to Convince Our AI Bot First
- Intermediate
Employers are increasingly using AI tools to save time and money in their hiring processes, but while AI hiring tools can save time and money for businesses when all they want to do is fill a job position, experts caution that the platforms can overlook qualified candidates — and even introduce new biases into hiring processes if they're not carefully used.
Want to Get Along With Robots? Pretend They’re Animals
- Intermediate
This article features an interesting take on the human-AI relationship and how we can reframe how we interact with AI.
WCAG-Zoo
- Expert
Explore WCAG-Zoo, a set of command line tools that help provide basic validation of HTML against the accessibility guidelines laid out by the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
Weapons of Math Destruction
- Intermediate
A detailed look at how deeply bias pervades even commonly used algorithms.
We Are AI
- Beginner
A 5-week learning circle course on the basics of AI, the social and ethical dimensions of AI, and how AI is used.
Weaving Reality or Warping It? The Personalization Trap in AI Systems
- Intermediate
As AI systems improve their abilities to customize their responses for individual users, our shared knowledge and sense of reality will continue to diverge, threatening "the coherence and stability of society itself."