The AI Ethics Brief

The AI Ethics Brief #182: When Guardrails Fracture

Why 2026 marks the end of "business as usual" for AI ethics.

Jan 20 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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The AI Ethics Brief #181: We're Stronger Together: Collective Action & AI Ethics

Happy New Year! We kick off our first Brief of 2026 with our State of AI Ethics Report Part V: Collective Action, and mark the return of our Recess…

Jan 6 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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December 2025

The AI Ethics Brief #180: Emerging Tech with Established Issues

We wish you Happy Holidays before diving into our State of AI Ethics Report Part IV: Emerging Technologies, while Sun-Gyoo Kang explores AI agents and…

Dec 23, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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The AI Ethics Brief #179: Seen, But Not Heard: AI's Impact On Labour

We further explore our State of AI Ethics Report with Part III: Sectoral Applications while highlighting the latest addition to our AI Policy Corner on…

Dec 9, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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November 2025

The AI Ethics Brief #178: How AI Regulation Can Both Harm and Foster Social Justice

We further explore our State of AI Ethics Report with Part II: Social Justice & Equity, while highlighting the latest addition to our AI Policy Corner…

Nov 25, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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The AI Ethics Brief #177: Community-led AI Governance

The SAIER, performative AI governance, and AI lab transparency

Nov 11, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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Special Edition: State of AI Ethics Report (SAIER) Volume 7

AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner's Guide To Community-Centered Solutions

Nov 4, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute, Renjie Butalid, Connor Wright, and Ismael Kherroubi Garcia

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October 2025

The AI Ethics Brief #176: AI's Material Reality

Data centres, digital art, and the material costs of AI. Plus SAIER Volume 7 returns.

Oct 29, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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The AI Ethics Brief #175: When Consultation Becomes Theatre

Canada's AI strategy excludes those most affected, while copyright battles and tragic deaths expose the accountability crisis in AI deployment.

Oct 14, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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September 2025

The AI Ethics Brief #174: The Unfinished Work of AI Ethics

Revisiting Abhishek Gupta's legacy on sustainability, creative labor, and global security one year after his passing.

Sep 30, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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The AI Ethics Brief #173: Power, Policy, and Practice

Military partnerships, psychological dependencies, and legislative responses to AI harms.

Sep 16, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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The AI Ethics Brief #172: The State of AI Ethics in 2025: What's Actually Working

SAIER Volume 7 Returns in November 2025 with Practical Solutions from Communities Leading the Way

Sep 2, 2025 • Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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