Isabel Pedersen

Frontiers | AI agents, wearable computing and the future of postsecondary learning AI and Technocultural Adaptation First, the effect of generative AI on the automation of writing, composition skills, and creative practices is still taking ...

This opinion article anticipates another turn in emergent AI applications and presupposes the cultural adaptation that will be required for postsecondary educators.

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Ottawa launches AI task force, moves up deadline to deliver updated national strategy Task force will suggest policies to improve research, talent, adoption and commercialization of artificial intelligence

Will co-design with citizens affected in various sectors occur with Canada’s “urgent” AI strategy? “The government had intended to deliver the updated plan at the end of next year, but Mr. Solomon said AI is an urgent file. “Canada’s got to stay competitive.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Glad to author this short piece in @theconversation.com on advancements in emerging AI Assistants.

Navigating the digital frontier: Can AI-programmed empathy ever truly match real human empathy? Dr. Isabel Pedersen, a Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and Director of the Digital Life Institute highlights the rapid rise of AI tools, like GPT chatbots, which are challen...

With advancements like artificial intelligence and automation reshaping societal norms, Dr. @isabel3.bsky.social and the Digital Life Institute are focused on how we should use #TechWithAConscience.

Steering The Trojan Horse of Social Media: the use of human-centered AI in mitigating human trafficking online - Digital Life Institute The digital age features both the virtues and vices of connectivity, especially when analyzing how prominent human trafficking has grown as a result of the internet and social media. Human […]

New blog post! Steering The Trojan Horse of Social Media: the use of human-centered AI in mitigating human trafficking online
By Délon Omrow and Vanesa Singh
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New Arizona charter school will use AI in place of human teachers Unbound Academy, which operates in Texas and Florida as Alpha Schools, has been approved to open a charter school in Arizona with an AI learning model that adjusts kids’ learning plans on the fly.

AI ‘teachers’ replacing human teachers in charter school: “Adults do have a place in Unbound’s classrooms, but it’s not in an academic capacity — they serve the role of motivation and emotional support to keep students on task.” www.kjzz.org/education/20...

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OpenAI CFO Thinks Business Users Will Pay Thousands Monthly for AI Tools The startup is weighing charging customers different rates based on the value provided by its artificial intelligence software.

Proposed AI augmentation technologies like this require new regulatory framing: “If it’s helping me move about the world with literally a PhD.-level assistant for anything that I’m doing, there are certainly cases where that would make all the sense in the world.” www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/tec...

I was glad to present research today on AI assistants, creativity & future technology at Milieux Institute, Concordia University, Montreal.

Good short article on pulling AI development out of a purely STEM curriculum & into humanities & social science faculties: “We also need AI practitioners to share knowledge and ignite discussions about potential risks beyond the bounds of the AI research community”

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