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Johnny Kung retweeted
Imagine opening a @Nature article that has always been free and suddenly finding it paywalled. That’s what just happened to almost every Comment, News, and @NatureFutures article. This is disastrous. We NEED these freely available to the public (1/n)
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We call on AI researchers - how are you addressing the need for ethical AI? Please comment and add to this thread of practical ideas for training & research.
💡💡💡 For more ideas, check out the event brief from the virtual roundtable.
#EthicalAIIdeas
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On #WorldQuantumDay, read our latest report from @CIFAR_News which overviews the primary areas of #quantumtechnology and the global policy landscape for #quantum R&D
cifar.ca/cifarnews/2021/04/0…
Read our new report on the global landscape of gov't policies for R&D in #quantum, which has been called the next foundational, enabling tech platform. Thanks to @muriamfancy and everyone else who helped bring this project to fruition. #scipol #scicomm #quantumtechnology
Thread🧵: the #quantum revolution has the potential to transform global economies & societies, in sectors from finance & tech to mining, agriculture and health.
What's ahead? Here are some highlights from our newest report.
cifar.ca/cifarnews/2021/04/0…
Johnny Kung retweeted
Calling all Canadians: Tell us what you think about artificial intelligence (AI). 📲💻🤖
The next dialogues for English-language residents in SK, AB, BC, NT & YT take place April 19 or 24 (online) - sign up now!
🎤 opendialogueai.ca 🍁
Appreciated the opportunity to combine my interests in data analysis and comparative studies. Glad for this report to be released and hopefully contribute to a rapidly evolving area of sci/tech policy. #scipol #scicomm #AI
Canada led the world in developing the CIFAR Pan-Canadian #AI Strategy, launching AI institutes @MILAMontreal @VectorInst @AmiiThinks. Now the world's largest economies are following suit. This report details current status, with a toolkit of strategies
ow.ly/rrVU50zPG29
Honoured to have played a part in this report, which will hopefully help inform #COVID19 response across the country #scipol #scicomm #publichealth #bioethics
At the request of Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, CIFAR established an Expert Advisory Group on Society, Technology and Ethics in a Pandemic to advise on considerations for deploying novel technologies in response to #COVID19. Read it here.
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Call for Proposals: CIFAR #AI & #COVID19 Catalyst Grants <$15K for innovative high-risk/high-reward interdisciplinary projects to advance understanding of pathogenicity/transmission, economic impacts, tools to accelerate vaccine dev't, & more. By April 3. ow.ly/jKZ050yXRfc
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We need science now, more than ever: message from our President & CEO @AbernsteinCIFAR on how the CIFAR research community is taking immediate action to fight #COVID19 , thanks to the support of our donors, volunteers, partners, and staff ow.ly/CP4p50yVxUt
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Johnny @JTYKung recently wrote in the blog of @Addgene, the nonprofit repository for genetic tools, about pgEd's work and how he made the transition from bench science. Read his post here!
Today's blog post features @JTYKung, Director of New Initiatives for @pgEDorg. Read about his experience with the Personal Genetics Education Project (pgEd) and get tips on how to work at similar #scicomm organizations.
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Johnny Kung retweeted
"Engaging diverse voices in the era of genome editing"
Johnny Kung (Harvard Medical School) #GWG2018
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Thanks to #CRISPRcon’s attendees for making our #Ideas Marketplace such a success. Great topics, perspectives & conversations.
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Great conversations from a #diverse array of voices on #science, society & the future of gene editing at #CRISPRcon.
Follow us today for more updates & continue to share your takeaways.
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The Golden State Killer suspect was caught by police matching crime scene DNA to online genetic info...should we be concerned about the privacy of our own DNA? @JTYKung and @onekade join me @GreaterBoston
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A heartbreaking day for our beautiful, vibrant city nitter.cf/elamin88/status/988519…
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pgEd's Johnny Kung @JTYKung will be joining this exciting panel discussion on Friday @ASU @evmedasu nitter.cf/mattdelmont/status/976…
Johnny Kung retweeted
Yup. Still hate shootouts. But congratulations to the best hockey players in the world, the Canadian women. You always make us proud. Always. #Pyeongchang2018 #TeamCanada