Released:March 6, 2019
Project: Z- Digital Democracy 101
Events
Past Event
Digital Democracy 101: Understanding AI’s Effect on Canada’s Democracy
Discover how social media algorithms can prevent you from hearing the whole story. In this free lecture, Philippe Beaudoin, Co-Founder and Senior Vice-President of Research Group and Marc-Etienne Ouimette, Head of Public Policy & Government Relations at Element AI explain how algorithms can choose the content you see online and create ‘filter bubbles’. Join us March 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Concordia University.
Past Event
Digital Democracy 101: Understanding Deepfakes and Synthetic Media’s Effect on Canada’s Democracy
Discover how you cannot always believe what you see on digital platforms - thanks to new technology that can create fake photos and videos that look very, very real - in this free lecture by Carl Miller, Research Director at Demos. He'll explain how synthetic media can harm democracy March 6 at 10:00 a.m. at Dalhousie University, MacDonald Building, University Hall.
Past Event
Digital Democracy 101: Understanding the Attention Economy’s Effect on Canada’s Democracy
Discover the unseen forces on digital platforms that can affect what information you see – and what you don’t - in this free lecture by Carl Miller, Research Director at Demos. He'll explain how the ‘attention economy’ can harm democracy March 4, 6 p.m. at the SFU Vancouver Harbour Centre.