Obvia announces the funding of seven new research projects on the societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology as part of the fifth round of its calls for innovative projects, for a total of $837,000.
This program aims to support research and creation on responsible innovation and the major societal transformations associated with AI and digital technology. It fosters the development of new interdisciplinary research teams while attracting early-career researchers in this field. Since 2019, these calls have funded 29 interdisciplinary research teams for more than $3.5 million.
Projects submitted under the fifth round were evaluated by an international, interdisciplinary committee. Each of the successful teams will receive funding of up to $120,000 for a period of two to three years.
Funded projects
Make informed decisions about the use of healthcare data by offering a digital solution for transparency and metaconsent
- Principal investigators: Annabelle Cumyn and Jean-Frédéric Ménard (Université de Sherbrooke)
Co-investigators: Jean-François Ethier (Université de Sherbrooke), Daniel Caron (École nationale d'administration publique) and Adrien Barton (Institut de recherche en informatique de Toulouse)
Governance of the artificial intelligence ecosystem and responsible innovation in healthcare
- Principal investigators: Hassane Alami and Jean-Louis Denis (Université de Montréal)
Co-investigators: Marie-Pierre Gagnon and Lyse Langlois (Université Laval)
Good press or bad press? Understanding the algorithmic transformation of the journalism profession with the advent of generative artificial intelligence
- Principal investigator : Vincent Pasquier (HEC Montréal)
Co-investigators: Xavier Parent-Rocheleau, Mouna Knani, Marie-Claude Gaudet and Marc-Antonin Hennebert (HEC Montréal)
Towards an inclusive artificial intelligence: giving Quebec teenagers a voice in the ethical debate on AI
- Principal investigator: Hazar Haidar (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
Co-investigators: Philip Jackson and Colette Brin (Université Laval)
IndustrIA: understanding and guiding the ethical uses of AI in Industry 4.0
- Principal investigator : Alexandre Marois (Université Laval)
Co-investigators: Sébastien Tremblay (Université Laval), Simon Parent (Université de Montréal), Andréanne Sabourin-Laflamme and Frédérick Bruneault (Collège André-Laurendeau)
An Actionable Audit for General-Purpose AI Systems: Challenges and Best Practices
- Principal investigator : Dominic Martin (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Co-investigators: AJung Moon (McGill University) and Sébastien Gambs (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Artificial immortality: ethical, legal and artistic perspectives
- Principal investigator: Emmanuelle Marceau (Cégep du Vieux Montréal)
Co-investigators: Mariève Lacroix (University of Ottawa) and Charles-Étienne Daniel (Université de Sherbrooke)
