Is AI reasoning an oxymoron? OpenAI recently raised $40 billion with a post- money valuation of $300 billion. CEO Sam Altman announced AI will replace tasks and jobs at scale — however LRMs fail to deliver. In early June, Apple released an explosive paper, The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Limitations of Reasoning Models via the…Read more Despite Billions In Investment, Large Reasoning Models Are Falling Short
Artificial Intelligence
Two Thirds Of Canadians Are Divided On Whether AI Is Good For Society
When Leger, a market research company, polled Canadians across the country on their views on artificial intelligence, 34% said AI is good for society, while 36% believed it is harmful. Jennifer McLeod Macey is Senior Vice President at Leger, which independently released this report on AI usage in Canada. She expresses, “We believe it’s essential to contribute…Read more Two Thirds Of Canadians Are Divided On Whether AI Is Good For Society
Data Privacy And The Contested Extension Of FISA, Section 702
I published this April 2024 when the United States proved once again that it had no intention of heeding the privacy rights of its citizens. It’s official: the executive branch has signed into law the bill that reauthorizes the warrantless surveillance power of the government, gravely impacting the civil liberties of every American citizen. I watched the…Read more Data Privacy And The Contested Extension Of FISA, Section 702
Privacy Concerns and Ethical Implications of Automated Contact Tracing
I wrote this only three months into the COVID Pandemic - June 2020. While the world was in a panic, tech was trying to figure it out... but at the cost of privacy. I wrote this in collaboration with Roxana Nasoi. “It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.”…Read more Privacy Concerns and Ethical Implications of Automated Contact Tracing
The Case for Democratized AI Research: LAION’s Petition for Open-Source AI Research and Regulation
This post has been syndicated to my personal website. This was originally written May 2023, at a time when there was a call to pause AI research. Few outside of the AI Research Community have heard of LAION, a large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network, with an aim to democratize access to large-scale machine learning models, datasets…Read more The Case for Democratized AI Research: LAION’s Petition for Open-Source AI Research and Regulation
A Call For A Systemic Dismantling: These Women Refuse To Be Hidden Figures In The Development Of AI
Hidden Figures, written by Margot Lee Shetterly, tells the true story of African-American women mathematicians who worked at NASA in the early days of the U.S. space program. These women and their contributions were often overlooked, and they lived in a time when both racial and gender discrimination were visibly common. Despite this, these three women made…Read more A Call For A Systemic Dismantling: These Women Refuse To Be Hidden Figures In The Development Of AI
Mia Shah-Dand’s Race To Bridge The AI Gender Gap For A Human-Centred World
I first met Mia Shah-Dand, Founder of Women in AI Ethics (WAIE), in 2018. I was delving deeper into data privacy and on Twitter (at the time) she was addressing the failings of big tech as this AI hype cycle became more pronounced. The race to move fast and break things was emblematic of AI and the…Read more Mia Shah-Dand’s Race To Bridge The AI Gender Gap For A Human-Centred World
Sam Altman’s Reinstatement as OpenAI CEO: Microsoft’s Unyielding Support
Within a tumultuous week of November 21 for OpenAI — a series of uncontrolled outcomes, each with its own significance — one would not have predicted the aftermath that was to be the reinstatement of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI, with a new board in tow — all in five days. While it’s still unclear the official grounds…Read more Sam Altman’s Reinstatement as OpenAI CEO: Microsoft’s Unyielding Support
FISA Section 702 Reauthorization: Impact on Civil Liberties and Privacy Rights
It’s official: the executive branch has signed into law the bill that reauthorizes the warrantless surveillance power of the government, gravely impacting the civil liberties of every American citizen. I watched the events unfold as the House ultimately rejected the amendment known as The Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (H.R. 7888)-which would have added provisions to include stricter rules…Read more FISA Section 702 Reauthorization: Impact on Civil Liberties and Privacy Rights
Tech’s Inevitable Journey Towards Human-Centered Design
This is my journey to responsible tech. It's how my career evolved to get me to where I am today. Enjoy! Technology is moving at a speed where business is struggling to keep pace. It is obsoleting established norms in the process. The imminence of AI is creating an urgency to create policy to mitigate…Read more Tech’s Inevitable Journey Towards Human-Centered Design
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