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

Chairholder

Research team

Sandrine Lambert

Doctoral Student
Department of Anthropology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Université Laval

Publications

Digital technology and artificial intelligence as a tool for social justice: Initiatives by and for marginalized groups and communities

Karine Gentelet, Lily-Cannelle Mathieu, Alexandra Bahary-Dionne

This exploratory research looks at initiatives using artificial intelligence (AI) or digital deployed locally in different parts of the world by groups, communities, or civil society organizations, to achieve their social justice goals.

Les angles morts des réponses technologiques à la Covid-19 : des populations marginalisées invisibles

Karine Gentelet, Alexandra Bahary-Dionne

Cet article fait état de l’interconnexion entre les inégalités numériques et les inégalités sociales dans le contexte de la COVID-19. L’analyse de cette interconnexion permet d’identifier certains angles morts des réponses technologiques déployées durant les premières vagues de la pandémie, notamment au Québec, en part ...

La justice sociale : l’angle mort de la révolution de l’intelligence artificielle

Karine Gentelet, Sandrine Lambert

Nombreux sont les groupes et communautés qui demeurent invisibles au regard des technologies numériques soit parce qu’ils sont déjà socialement marginalisés ou parce que leurs besoins ne sont pas prioritaires. L’article rédigé par Karine Gentelet et Sandrine Lambert nous explique pourquoi les processus participatifs et ...

Social Justice: the Blind Spot of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Karine Gentelet, Sandrine Lambert

Many groups and communities remain invisible to digital technologies either because they are already socially marginalized or because their needs are not a priority. The article written by Karine Gentelet and Sandrine Lambert explains why participatory processes and social justice issues seem to have little presence in ...

Events

L’éthique en IA vue et pensée par les femmes

Cette conférence, organisée par le Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec , propose d’aborder la question de l'implication des femmes en éthique de l'IA sous deux angles, soit celui de l’IA et des enjeux sociétaux ainsi que celui de la gouv ...

News

Appel à contribution pour un ouvrage collectif sur « Justice sociale et IA»

Consulter le détail de l'appel à contribution Cet ouvrage collectif s’inscrit dans le cadre des travaux de la Chaire Abeona-ENS-OBVIA et aura pour objectif de proposer une réflexion renouvelée et multidisciplinaire sur les enjeux des usages de l’intelligence artificiell ...

Graduate Seminars on Artificial Intelligence and Social Justice

The Abeona-ENS-OBVIA Chair, held by Karine Gentelet, is organizing a series of three graduate seminars on artificial intelligence and social justice. With the proliferation of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, the objective of these seminars is to bring togeth ...

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