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Radio-Canada Special: L’intelligence artificielle décodée

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:07:49 +0000

Artificial intelligence represents a true revolution that could profoundly change our world. For better or for worse? Patrice Roy explores this question in « L’intelligence artificielle décodée », a two-hour special broadcast live from the Maison de Radio-Canada in front of a studio audience.

Jeff Sebo Lecture: Next Steps for AI Welfare Research and Policy

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:59:12 +0000

Date: April 23, 2026

Time: 4:00-6:00pm

Final Report on the Governance and Regulation of AI published by the Quebec Council for Innovation

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:15:26 +0000

The Quebec Council for Innovation, for which Jocelyn Maclure was a co-leader for the working group on the societal impacts of AI, published a final report on the governance and regulation of AI.

Interview: “Les secrets de ‘La mafia médicale’: Le prix de la liberté”

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:33:34 +0000

Jocelyn Maclure, the chairholder for the Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature and Technology, appeared on the Radio Canada podcast “Dérives” to be interviewed on the topic of academic freedom and disinformation.

Publication of an opinion by the CEST on the ethical challenges of algorithmic management

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:05:21 +0000

This opinion continues and expands upon the reflections initiated by the CEST on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) systems on the world of work, focusing this time on the ethical challenges related to the algorithmic management of the workforce.

Interview: Jocelyn Maclure et les choix éthiques de l'IA

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:35:11 +0000

In this interview, Jocelyn Maclure, president of the Quebec Commission on Ethics in Science and Technology and professor in the Department of Philosophy at 91��, discusses the ethical challenges raised by AI, particularly in the context of its increasing democratization. This extensive discussion covers crucial issues such as the need for regulatory oversight, managing algorithmic bias, and the importance of digital and ethical education for the general public.

Jarislowsky Chairholder participates in a workshop on epistemic rights in AI policy

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:02:58 +0000

Eindhoven Center for the Philosophy of AI

Workshop on epistemic rights and AI policy (with a focus on explainable AI, LLMs and generative AI, and fairness and accountability).

The ethics of artificial intelligence await the law

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:00:59 +0000

Quebec should take the lead and adopt its own legislative framework setting out principles that should govern AI.

Read the article in Policy Options

Nineteen 91�� researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:57:49 +0000

Today, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 101 new Fellows and 58 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The class of 2023 includes fifteen Fellows and four Members from 91��, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement (COEE) on November 16 and 17, in Waterloo, Ontario.

Markus Gabriel: “Being Wrong in the Digital Age”

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:14:36 +0000

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure Publish a Chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:19:57 +0000

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure publish a chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding in Vocabulaire critique de l’intelligence artificielle, a book edited by Thierry Ménissier.

The book was published in November 2025.

Read chapter: AI and Semantic Understanding

New Publication : Between precedent autonomy and the patient's best interests: a reasonable path for advance medical assistance in dying requests

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:45:55 +0000

This chapter, written by Jocelyn Maclure and Naïma Hamrouni, was published in Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice edited by Ben White.

Access the work: Between precedent autonomy and the patient's best interests

A Conversation on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:31:44 +0000

An informal seminar on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

This event is co-hosted with the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy.

The Enforcement Threshold Approach to Harm Reduction

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:26:55 +0000

Lecture given by Joseph Heath Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto

This event is co-hosted by the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy

AI, Explainability and Epistemic Dependence

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:11:13 +0000

Lecture given by Jocelyn Malure at the University of Hamburg