AI
This event is hosted by Osgoode Hall Law School at York University Citizen Lab senior research associate Kate Robertson will speak at “Justice Rewired: AI at the Frontlines of Crime and Criminal Justice” at Osgoode Hall Law School on March 10. This one-day course on AI and criminal case processes will bring together a multi-disciplined […]
This event is hosted by The Everywhere Border, iLIT, Collaborative Research Center for Resilience (CRCR), and Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D) Tune in on February 19th to listen to senior research associate Kate Robertson speak on the Everywhere Border’s “Externalization of Borders, Digital Infrastructures and Authoritarianism” webinar. The discussion will consider recent […]
Citizen Lab senior fellow Cynthia Khoo spoke with the CBC about the People’s Consultation on AI, launched by a civil society coalition last week in response to the federal government’s “national sprint” on AI. The independent initiative decries the short timeline of the “mad 30-day rush” to inform national policy and its overreliance on industry […]
In October 2025, Citizen Lab researchers and director Ron Deibert signed an open letter to the Canadian Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and the Minister of Industry rejecting the “National Sprint” on AI strategy and announcing a then-forthcoming independent “People’s Consultation on AI.” The independent consultation is now accepting submissions until March 15, […]
On November 18, Citizen Lab senior fellow Cynthia Khoo will present “Civil Rights and Modeling the AI Legislation We Need” at the Canadian Conference on AI Governance in Ottawa. The talk will be part of a one-day workshop focused on AI oversight and regulation informed by Indigenous and civil society consultation, research, and public concerns.
Citizen Lab researchers and director Ron Deibert have signed an open letter to the Canadian Minister of AI and Minister of Industry rejecting the “National Sprint” on AI strategy. The letter calls upon the ministers to extend the consultation deadline, rewrite the public survey, and create a more representative AI task force. Signatories of the […]
Citizen Lab senior researcher Alberto Fittarelli speaks with Negar Mortazavi, host of The Iran Podcast, about Israel-linked influence operations pushing for regime change in Iran. Fittarelli explains how an artificial network of users on X amplified calls for unrest, sometimes with the aid of AI-generated images and videos. The perpetrators of the operation were “trying to fake grassroots support […]
AI is becoming a buzzword among Canadian policymakers, but should there be more focus on regulation than innovation? In a new article, Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert speaks with The Financial Post about the risks of AI. Generative AI is transformational technology, but lack of oversight poses ethical risks. “It’s astonishing how the industry is […]
The control and strategic manipulation of information has long played a role in the geopolitical and ideological competition between the Islamic Republic of Iran and its political adversaries, including Israel. Prior Citizen Lab research has uncovered Iranian disinformation efforts, however, in this investigation we focus on the “other side” of the geopolitical competition. We analyzed an influence operation we assess as most likely undertaken by an entity of the Israeli government or a private subcontractor working closely with it.
Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert’s new op-ed in the Globe and Mail argues that AI should be subject to more regulation, not less.
