Resources
Support your learning through our searchable research library and discover valuable resources about many topics in artificial intelligence and data analytics, such as AI ethics, bias and data tools.
Select the We Count at Large tag to view a selection of speaking engagements and presentations by IDRC team members. Many of these resources showcase the efforts of IDRC Director Jutta Treviranus, whose pioneering work and insights in AI and inclusive AI continue to inspire and lead the field.
Common Accessibility Issues That You Can Fix Today
- Intermediate
Discover common web accessibility issues, like missing alt text and low text contrast, and how to fix them in this helpful blog article.
Company behind Pink Delivery Robots to Temporarily Pull Devices off Toronto Sidewalks
- Intermediate
After opposing the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee's proposed ban on robots from sidewalks and bike paths, Tiny Mile has temporarily suspended the use of its food delivery robots and plans to work with the accessibility community to reshape the technology.
Computational Power and AI
- Intermediate
Compute and its scarcity is a core dependency in building large-scale AI. Learn about compute and its widespread impacts on the tech sector, as well as how governments can regulate for competition rather than concentration, in this AI Now Institute report.
Computing's Social Obligation
- Expert
An opinion piece on the need to integrate ethics in undergraduate computer science programs and for data scientists to view themselves as social activists.
Concordia’s Jason Edward Lewis Wants Ethical Artificial Intelligence with an Indigenous Worldview
- Intermediate
A look at the activities of Jason Lewis, the Initiative for Indigenous Futures (IIF) and the Indigenous Epistemology and AI Working Group.
Conference toward AI Network Society's AI Utilization Guidelines
The Guidelines are intended to encourage AI users (especially AI service providers who provide AI services, etc. to others and business users who use AI systems, etc. on a business basis) to recognize the proper consideration needed in relation to AI utilization and to take action voluntarily.
Connectome-Constrained Networks Predict Neural Activity Across the Fly Visual System
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A new study on the fruit fly brain may hold the key to making AI more energy efficient.
Considerations for AI Fairness for People with Disabilities
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This paper recommends reviewing AI systems for their potential impact on the user in their broader context of use, and including people with disabilities when sourcing data to build models and when testing, to create a more inclusive and robust system.
Consistent User Experience Standard
The GNWT has developed a body of standards called the Consistent User Experience, which specify how websites are to be built and how information on the web is to be organized.
Consistent User Experience Standard: Accessibility
The Accessibility portion of the Northwest Territories' Consistent User Experience Standard.