Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon Toronto 2018. This year’s program, built by our global community, is our most ambitious one yet. Within the program, you will find 18 thematic tracks to help you navigate our 450+ sessions.
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Canada is a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and in human rights. As such, it is developing a foreign policy strategy that articulates how AI is impacting human rights, and identifying considerations that should be taken into account in AI-mediated contexts in order to protect, respect and promote human rights.
While AI technologies can accelerate progress and sustainable development, they can also exacerbate existing human rights challenges and foster new types of violations. Affected rights include equality, privacy and freedom of expression. Promoting rights-respecting AI development requires multidisciplinary collaboration. In the spirit of “policy-making out loud”, the Digital Inclusion Lab at Global Affairs Canada invites RightsCon participants to provide input based on the various conversations taking place at RightsCon on AI, and apply the learning directly into a policy discussion in order to create a policy position for Canada that can bring leadership into this rapidly evolving and complex space.
