Videos

CAIP’21: Keynote Speech on AI Ethics by Abhishek Gupta

Published: November 23, 2021



Turning the Gears: Organizational and Technical Challenges in the operationalization of AI Ethics

Episode 15: Abhishek Gupta, @atg_abhishek

Published: October 22, 2021



Conversation on the practical challenges in the domain of AI Ethics

Stasis in AI Ethics

Published: August 23, 2021



The field of AI Ethics has reached a stasis in terms of applicability of ideas in real-life scenarios. This talk dives into some of the areas of concern and how to address the challenges so that we can move to a future with more meaningful and applicable solutions.

A roadmap to more sustainable AI systems

Published: August 19, 2021



AI has a sizeable carbon footprint, both during training and deployment phases. How do we build AI systems that are greener? The first thing we need to understand is how to account and calculate the carbon impact of all the resources that go into the AI lifecycle. So what is the current state of carbon accounting in AI? How effective has it been? And can we do better? This conversation will answer these questions and dive into what the future of carbon accounting in AI looks like and what role standards can play in this, especially if we want to utilize actionable insights to trigger meaningful behavior change.

Future of Work and Disability: Bias in Candidate Selection

Published: March 26, 2021



Workshop: Addressing Bias in Machine Learning Models on Candidate Selection

Civic competence against the invisible hand of AI

Published: March 23, 2021



In this TEDx talk, I walk through the notion of civic competence as a way of creating broad-based awareness on the harms that can arise from AI systems and equipping everyday people with the appropriate knowledge to challenge the systems to create a more just, fair, and well-functioning society.

The Lab Notebook: Bringing Science back to Data Science

Published: March 10, 2021



All of us deal with data. A lot of us do data science. And yet only some of us get a chance to really infuse science into that data science work. Ever visit one of your old experiments and find that you want to pull out your hair because you are not sure how you arrived at some of the models that you ended up selecting, why you transformed your data the way you did, and other choices that now seem arbitrary but were perhaps perfectly reasonable then?

Role of AI and Emerging Technologies in Achieving Reduced Inequality

Published: January 27, 2021



In this interview, the capabilities and limitations of AI systems are discussed when it comes to their application to reduce inequality in the world. This is supplemented by insights on the accompanying societal changes that are required to bolster the efficacy of these deployments.

AI, ethics, and your business webinar

Published: December 15, 2020



In this webinar, panelists discuss how stakeholders can be more ethical in their decision-making using AI. Topics covered include risk management, regulations, implementation of ethical AI and the barriers of putting it into practice, AI in Fintech and a discussion of how the cost of ‘getting it wrong’ outweighs the challenges of application.

The State of AI Ethics Panel (December 2020)

Published: December 07, 2020



In conversation with Rumman Chowdhury, Danit Gal, Amba Kak, Katya Klinova, and Victoria Heath

Webinar Series on LAWS: Webinar 1 — Technological Aspects

Published: November 01, 2020



This is the first in a three-part Webinar series on the technological, military, and legal aspects of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS).

The Social Dilemma - Part 2

Published: October 06, 2020



On Machine Learning Street Talk, Dr. Tim Scarfe, Dr. Keith Duggar, Alex Stenlake and Yannic Kilcher have a conversation with the Founder and Principal Researcher at the Montreal AI Ethics institute – Abhishek Gupta. We cover several topics from the Social Dilemma film and AI Ethics in general.

Applied AI ethics: Building ethical, safe, and inclusive AI apps to fight COVID-19

Published: April 26, 2020



Presentation for the Teens in AI hackathon to guide the participants on applying responsible AI principles to the apps that they were building as a part of the hackathon

AI Ethics and Art

Published: June 01, 2019



An interactive documentary series about the transformative power of artificial intelligence in the field of arts.

Artificial Intelligence: The Future of AI, Utopia or Dystopia

Published: March 18, 2019



In this wide-ranging conversation, the future of a world where AI becomes important was discussed from a variety of viewpoints, with an exploration of both how it might lead to a utopia or a dystopia.

Interview with BorealisAI

Published: November 30, 2018



Interview with BorealisAI that took a dive into the threat automation poses to job loss based on the current science, whether bias is the biggest problem we face in responsible AI, and what we should consider reasonable trade-offs for improving fairness.

Featured interview from the AI in Industrial Automation Summit

Published: June 28, 2018



Overview of my work and how AI can be used to make a positive impact higlighting the importance of interdisciplinary discussions and public competence for getting good governance around AI systems

Ethics in AI and Moral attributes of intelligent systems

Published: May 31, 2018



Presentation at the Brookfield Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation on ethics in AI and the moral attributes of intelligent systems

Ethics of AI and community work in Montreal

Published: May 16, 2018



Featured interview on the ethics of AI, community work and the importance of public competence in building responsible AI systems.

Framework for the ethical development of AI

Published: September 26, 2017



Presentation at the Montreal AI Symposium on a framework for ethical development of AI systems