AI
This event is organized by the Council of Canadians. Join senior fellow Cynthia Khoo at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry on May 22. She will speak about the process behind the People’s Consultation on AI and the history of civil society and legal advocacy regarding artificial intelligence and tech regulation in Canada.
This event was hosted by the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia on May 5, 2026. A recording of the session is available below. Join senior fellow Cynthia Khoo for this closing session of the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series. Khoo will discuss artificial intelligence from a critical perspective, focusing […]
Senior researcher Alberto Fittarelli spoke with the New York Times about the double threat of AI-produced disinformation.
In a policy brief for the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Citizen Lab researchers argue that the Canadian government must do more to protect diaspora members from transnational repression. In the face of powerful authoritarian states and new surveillance capabilities, Canada’s domestic and foreign policy has hindered its ability to respond to threats of transnational […]
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 […]