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Did you miss Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2026? If you're in Canada, this long weekend is a perfect chance to catch up. 🍂 All five sessions are now available to watch on SRI's YouTube channel. 🎥youtu.be/4nEvyxt4330?si=NQm2…
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#UofT researchers — joined by hundreds of global experts — make headlines with call for better AI safety standards 💻 bit.ly/4kaHm8d
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Can AI Agents Have Emotions? That's the question @davidchalmers42 will tackle in a keynote for The Human Variable: Psychology for the AI Age on October 28. 🔗Register from the livestreamed keynote talk here: tinyurl.com/human-variable
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A new @UofTCompSci project, led by @ishtiaqueSIA , is exploring how culturally grounded AI can help address mental health care needs in Bangladesh. Learn More: uoft.me/cKR
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What does a Fields Medallist see as the next great challenge? For @Jacob_Tsimerman, it’s building mathematical foundations for AI safety. Tsimerman sat down with SRI’s @DavidDuvenaud at U of T to discuss what could come next for math, AI, and society. 🎥 youtu.be/EolcQ14qe30
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SRI Associate Director @SheilaMcIlraith and co-author Tran Cao Son were recently recognized with a Test of Time Award at the 23rd International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR). Learn more: uoft.me/cIl
Professor Sheila McIlraith's influential 2002 research on intelligent agents recently received a Test of Time Award from the International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR). Learn more: uoft.me/cIn
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What happens to human psychological wellness when we turn to machines for comfort & love? Join us at The Human Variable: Psychology for the AI Age, hosted by @minzlicht & @AnatPerry & featuring @davidchalmers42. 📅 Oct. 28 | 9 AM – 5 PM ET 📍 Toronto 🔗 uoft.me/cHF
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SRI is partnering with @UofTCompSci & @VectorInst for “Conversations in Computing,” a series exploring key questions at the intersection of technology & society. Join SRI visiting fellow Bruce Schneier for our 1st event, “Hacking AI” on Oct. 22. Register: bit.ly/cic-oct-22
One season. Many conversations. This is Conversations in Computing. Oct. 22: Bruce Schneier presents “Hacking AI,” exploring how AI can find & exploit vulnerabilities across economic, political & social systems. With @VectorInst and @TorontoSRI. Register: bit.ly/cic-oct-22
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Canada could require every AI system to publish detailed documentation tomorrow and be no better able to govern AI than it is today. Disclosure that reaches no one able to act on it isn't transparency. It's paperwork. SRI's 9 recommendations to @ISED_CA: uoft.me/cH9
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What happens to the law when legal expertise is no longer scarce? Ben Alarie (@BlueJLegal, @UofTJackmanLaw) discusses Superjustice, his new book with Samuel Becher, on how AI could bring "legal abundance"—and why humans should stay in the loop. uoft.me/cH5
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Helen Nissenbaum (@Cornell), one of the most influential scholars working at the intersection of technology, ethics, and society, is the opening talk of our SRI Seminar Series Fall 2026! 📅 September 23, 2026 🕧 12:30–2:00 p.m. ET 📍 Online 🔗 Register: uoft.me/cG4
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What do new AI capabilities mean for Canada's critical digital infrastructure, the economy, & national security? Join @NicolasPapernot, @alexposadzki, @avicgoldfarb, @HumeKathryn, & Samir Chhabra (@ISED_CA) this week! Limited seats available! Register: nicolaspapernot.rsvpify.com
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What do new AI capabilities mean for Canada's critical digital infrastructure, the economy, & national security? Join @NicolasPapernot, @alexposadzki, @avicgoldfarb, @HumeKathryn, & Samir Chhabra (@ISED_CA) this week! Limited seats available! Register: nicolaspapernot.rsvpify.com
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How is AI changing the cybersecurity threat landscape? Join @NicolasPapernot & @alexposadzki in-person to find out. 📅 Sept. 10, 2026 🕓 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM 📍 Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus Limited seats available! Register: nicolaspapernot.rsvpify.com
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