The AI Ethics Brief

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

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

The SAIER, performative AI governance, and AI lab transparency

Nov 11

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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 • 

Montreal AI Ethics Institute

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Renjie Butalid

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Connor Wright

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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 • 

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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 • 

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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 • 

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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 • 

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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 • 

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August 2025

The AI Ethics Brief #171: The Contradictions Defining AI's Future

OpenAI's strategic reversals, why some philosophers say "ChatGPT is bullshit," and the battle between protection and privacy.

Aug 19 • 

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The AI Ethics Brief #170: How the US and China Are Reshaping AI Geopolitics

When deregulation meets multilateralism, privacy fails, and 'AI for Good' censors dissent.

Aug 5 • 

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July 2025

The AI Ethics Brief #169: From Helpful to Harmful - The Hidden Costs of Agentic AI

Exploring agentic AI's privacy risks alongside web governance shifts, healthcare automation challenges, and the global AI literacy crisis.

Jul 22 • 

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The AI Ethics Brief #168: The Surveillance State's New Playbook

How AI-powered enforcement is reshaping civil liberties, democratic oversight, and the future of human agency.

Jul 8 • 

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