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.
Microsoft Corporation Champions AI in Health and Mobility Sector
- Beginner
An overview of five reasons why Microsoft believes artificial intelligence needs to be embraced, with a special focus on health and the disability community.
Microsoft Lays Off Team That Taught Employees How to Make AI Tools Responsibly
- Intermediate
In March, Microsoft laid off its entire AI ethics and society team as part of recent layoffs, leaving the company without a dedicated team to ensure its AI principles are closely tied to product design.
Microsoft's Machine Learning for Beginners
- Beginner
Microsoft's Azure Cloud Advocates is offering a free, self-paced online course about machine learning that is targeted at those new to the subject.
Microsoft’s New AI Key Is First Big Change to Keyboards in Decades
- Intermediate
PC keyboards are undergoing their first major redesign in three decades with Microsoft's new AI key.
Minister Murray Launches New Policy on Service and Digital, Strengthening Commitment to Digital Government
Created in collaboration with stakeholders from across Canada, the new policy sets out concrete direction, enabling digital government that is grounded in people-centred service design and delivery.
Mitigating Bias in Algorithmic Hiring: Evaluating Claims and Practices
- Expert
In this work the authors evaluate algorithmic pre-employment cases to address the question of fairness based on the use of algorithmic techniques in hiring.
Mitigating Demographic Bias in AI-based Resume Filtering
- Expert
The paper explores how linguistic and social patterns can result in discrimination against certain demographic-utilizing algorithms that match resumes to job ads. The authors propose solutions to eliminate the bias.
MIT Researchers Introduce Generative AI for Databases
- Intermediate
GenSQL, a new generative AI tool for databases, could help users make predictions, detect anomalies, fix errors or generate synthetic data with just a few keystrokes.
“Model Collapse”: Scientists Warn Against Letting AI Eat Its Own Tail
- Intermediate
A new paper published in Nature reveals how machine learning models are at risk of suffering from a condition the paper's researchers refer to as "model collapse," a degenerative process where models can forget the true underlying data distribution over time.
Model ICT Accessibility Policy Report
This report is designed as a tool for national policy-makers and regulators to create their own ICT accessibility policy frameworks.