2021
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The Boarders of Utopia: Science fiction and the limits of the legal imagination
As part of the "Law and Litterature: Literary Representations of Identities and Legal Transcriptions'' lecture series, we invite you to the« The Boarders of Utopia: Science fiction and the limits of the legal imagination » lecture presented by Christopher Brown (Lawyer and Author). Conférencier : Christopher Brown is the Philip K. Dick, John W. Campbell […] Read more
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Emerging Crypto-Asset Jurisdictional Uncertainties and Regulatory Gaps
As part of the "Fintech: Regulating Tomorrow's Financial Technologies Today" lecture series, we invite you to the "Emerging Crypto-Asset Jurisdictional Uncertainties and Regulatory Gaps" lecture presented by Ryan Clements (Chair in Business Law and Regulation, University of Calgary). Résumé : The presentation will be called "Emerging Crypto-Asset Jurisdictional Uncertainties and Regulatory Gaps" and will include […] Read more
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Proposal for a Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence
The European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence. Faced with the rapid technological development of AI and a global policy context where more and more countries are investing heavily in AI, the European Union must act as one to harness the many opportunities and address challenges of […] Read more
Events
SYNERGIA IV – La gestion des données électorales dans le contexte du microciblage politique
This content is not available in the selected language. Description L’utilisation des données électorales permet aux partis politiques de se livrer à des activités de prédiction des comportements, de ciblage et de personnalisation des publicités politiques qui engendrent certains bienfaits et plusieurs risques. Bien que ces pratiques puissent mobiliser l’électorat et mousser la participation aux […] Read more
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The Law Commission of Ontario published a new report on « Regulating AI: Critical Issues and Choices »
Today, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is releasing an important new report, Regulating AI: Critical Issues and Choices. This report is a ground-breaking analysis of how to regulate AI and automated decision-making (ADM) systems used by governments and other public institutions. The report discusses key choices and options, identifies regulatory gaps, and proposes a comprehensive […] Read more
Events
Expériences de TAL (Traitement automatique du langage) pour le TAL (Tribunal administratif du logement)
This content is not available in the selected language. * Présentation en français – Diapositives en anglais * Des progrès spectaculaires ont pu être accomplis dans des tâches de TAL grâce à des modèles neuronaux pré-entraînés sur de larges corpus, mais leur application dans des domaines spécifiques comme le droit souligne l’importance des connaissances métiers […] Read more
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JusticeBot: A collaboration between AI researchers, lawyers and legal institutions
This content is not available in the selected language. * Présentation en français et en anglais / Presentation in French and English JusticeBot is a system using artificial intelligence to simplify access to legal information for the public. It was developed by the Cyberjustice Laboratory, in collaboration with the Tribunal Administratif du Logement and Aide […] Read more
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When They Hear Us: Race, Criminal Reform, and the Democratizing Potential of Algorithms
The AI + Society Initiative and the University of Ottawa Research Chair in Technology and Society,in collaboration with the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society and the Autonomy through Cyberjustice Technologies Partnership, present: When They Hear UsRace, Criminal Reform, and the Democratizing Potential of Algorithms with Ngozi Okidegbe Information & Registration Read more
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Glitchy screens, ‘cat lawyers’ and hot mics: The perils of Zoom courts
04/09/2021 Jacquelyn Burkell
This content is not available in the selected language. When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic more than a year ago, physical courtrooms across Canada and around the world closed, doing their part to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In response, court proceedings at all levels went online using pre-existing platforms, including Zoom. This “new […] Read more
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Nicolas Vermeys awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant
04/07/2021 Nicolas Vermeys
The Cyberjustice Lab is pleased to announce that professor Nicolas Vermeys, assistant director of the Lab, has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant. This grant is awarded for 3 years (2021-2024) for the project "Les incidences de l’architecture logicielle des tribunaux en ligne sur l’accès à la justice ", with professors Karim Benyekhlef and Pierre-Luc Déziel […] Read more
