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.
AGID's Accessibility Policy
An overview of the Agency for Digital Italy's accessibility policy.
Agreement on the Use of Open Standards for Software in the Public Sector
Denmark's Agreement on the Use of Open Standards for Software in the Public Sector.
AI Agents for Facilitating Social Interactions and Wellbeing
- Expert
This paper explores the possibilities of AI agents for group well-being as social mediators and the social impact where another ethical issue may emerge.
AI and Accessibility
- Intermediate
In an episode of the New York City Bar Association Podcast called "AI and Accessibility," Jutta Treviranus joins other experts to discuss the recent City Bar report and current challenges and opportunities AI presents for people with disabilities, emphasizing the importance of inclusive design and representation.
AI and Accessibility: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethics
- Expert
Jutta Treviranus was a panelist at the Canadian Accessibility Network’s 2024 annual conference. Along with the other panelists, Jutta discussed how AI can enhance access to services for people with disabilities, such as improving data analysis and decision-making tools and making workplaces more inclusive. They also explored the challenges AI creates, such as the risk of excluding individuals and groups if the technology isn’t (co-)designed with all users’ needs in mind.
AI and Biases 101: The Bakery Case
- Intermediate
An article that explains AI bias in the context of a baked goods company.
AI and Disability Inclusion Toolkit
- Intermediate
If tools aren't designed using the principles of equitable AI, they can lead to discriminatory practices against people with disabilities and other protected classes. Learn how to avoid this practices in this toolkit.
AI and Equity: Using AI to Create a Diverse Workforce and Inclusive World
- Intermediate
Watch a recent panel at CES 2023 on AI and equity and how AI can be used to create a diverse and inclusive workforce.
AI and Hiring Bias: Why You Need to Teach Your Robots Well
- Intermediate
The author explores the bias that plagues AI recruiting. Forty percent of companies that use AI claim that it removes unconscious bias, but that claim assumes that the robots have been taught to eschew all forms of bias, which is not the case. The writer avers that nothing can perpetuate bias other than AI. And while AI didn’t create bias, “it took it viral.”
AI Auditing Is the Next Big Thing. But Will It Ensure Ethical Algorithms?
- Intermediate
The lack of a universal audit framework has resulted in a patchwork methodology. The other worry is that audits might not uncover bias but normalize a technology that is harmful and discriminatory to protected groups.