In a new episode of Machines Like Us, I speak with Nita Farahany about how AI is turbocharging both the promises and the risks of neurotech. TLDR, she thinks we have a year to start taking the governance of neurotech seriously. The Globe and Mail

How can we ensure we design tech that empowers marginalized voices and fosters inclusion? Join our executive director Sonja Solomun at Viva Technology on May 23rd for an insightful conversation with MitchellBaker, Jeremy Kahn, ⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 and Andy Yen on democratic tech. 🤝🎉 #VivaTech

Read reflections from our Senior Fellow, Martin Regg Cohn following our TMU Democracy Forum: Suing Social Media co-hosted with Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy.

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There’s still time to apply to join our team as Social Media and Marketing Coordinator. If you want to have an impact and work on projects that matter, apply before May 13th!

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Machines Like Us Podcast Maria Ressa In Ep 2 of Machines Like Us Podcast I spoke with ReplikaAI founder Eugenia Kuyda about the AI friends she is building, and how she believes the cure for our technologically exacerbated loneliness might just be more technology. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mac…

In Ep 1 of Machines Like Us Podcast I spoke to the incredible Maria Ressa about what our recent social media past tells us about us about our AI future. She remains the most optimistic person I have ever met, but has some real concerns with where we are headed.
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« Suing Social Media » is starting now! Tune in to hear more about why four Ontario school boards decided to launch lawsuits against social media giants and what the possible outcomes might be👉🏼 shorturl.at/yEGO1 the Dais

Happening Tomorrow (Toronto, ON): Frances Haugen, Rachel Chernos Lin, Alexia Polillo and Martin Regg Cohn discuss Ontario school boards' $4.5 billion lawsuit against social media giants.

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Some news. I am hosting a new podcast with the The Globe and Mail. Every two weeks I will speak to a leading entrepreneur, policy maker, journalist or scholar about this remarkable moment we are in. Follow Machines Like Us Podcast, and the trailer is here: tgam.ca/3Wmue3X

On May 8th, join Frances Haugen, Rachel Chernos Lin, Alexia Polillo and Martin Regg Cohn as they discuss the $4.5 billion lawsuit filed by Ontario school boards against social media giants. What kind of outcomes can we expect from these lawsuits? Register now 👉🏼 shorturl.at/lvRVY

We are live! Come and join us over lunch for our 3rd virtual roundtable on the #OnlineHarms act.

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