Social Justice and Artificial Intelligence Chair 2020-2022

Social Justice and Artificial Intelligence: Citizen Governance to Reverse Invisibility in Algorithms and Discrimination in Their Uses

The work of this project is divided into two parts:

• The first part focuses on the conditions for developing a regulatory framework that respects the rights and needs of users as well as those affected by the uses of these technologies. The research also examines the practical implications of consultation methods, AI governance, and the modalities of convergence of formalized citizen governance.
• The second part concerns initiatives using AI that are deployed locally in different parts of the world by groups, communities, or civil society organizations for their populations. The main objective of these initiatives is to implement internal mechanisms for participation in the governance of AI systems, algorithms, and data that concern them and for which they have designed these initiatives. Ultimately, this will allow for the development of avenues of reflection to define principles of participation and inclusion to be implemented within the framework of effective governance processes.

Research Team

• Léa Saint-Raymond, Research Coordinator
• Doaa Abu Elyounes, Postdoctoral Researcher
• Lily-Cannelle Mathieu, Master's student in Knowledge Mobilization and Transfer, Institut national de la recherche scientifique
• Sandrine Lambert, Doctoral student in Anthropology, Université Laval
• Sarit Mizrahi, Doctoral student in Law, University of Ottawa