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✨ 12 Days of SRI! Day 12 ✨

We close 2025 reflecting on 🇨🇦 Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social's visit to the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, emphasizing Canada’s pivotal role in shaping AI’s future.

His message: “Build boldly, stay true to our values, & steward AI for the public good.”
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 11✨

Can AI chatbots safely act as “therapists”—or are users being misled by a dangerous regulatory gap?

This year, SRI outlined why urgent action is needed—and what smart regulation could look like.

📘 Read the policy brief: tinyurl.com/5bxcfh7n
Therapy bots: Regulating the future of AI-enabled mental health support — Schwartz Reisman Institute
AI therapy chatbots promise accessible mental health support—but without proper oversight, they risk misleading users and causing harm. The Schwartz Reisman Institute’s new policy brief outlines how C...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 10✨

Celebrating Bruce Schneier, SRIs visiting senior policy fellow, who joined our community to advance work on digital trust, governance & the future of AI.

Read his AI & Trust talk + our interview
📘Talk: tinyurl.com/2zb5j9zw
🗂️Interview: tinyurl.com/4mwyxfr2
December 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 8✨

Celebrating Bruce Schneier, SRIs visiting senior policy fellow, who joined our community to advance work on digital trust, governance & the future of AI.

Read his AI & Trust talk + our interview
📘Talk: tinyurl.com/2zb5j9zw
🗂️Interview: tinyurl.com/4mwyxfr2
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 9✨
This year SRI Chair @davidduvenaud.bsky.social advanced work on dangerous capability evaluations, post-AGI futures, and impacts of rapidly improving AI.

📘Post-AGI workshop srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/agiwork...
📰 Op-ed in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
David Duvenaud reflects on post-AGI workshop — Schwartz Reisman Institute
SRI Chair David Duvenaud shares reflections from the Post-AGI workshop, highlighting the value of diverse perspectives and the challenges of envisioning post-AGI trajectories.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Deepfakes are getting harder to spot—and easier to weaponize.

SRI Faculty Affiliate Shion Guha shares cues: “too perfect” faces, impossible visual glitches, and audio that’s slightly off.

@uoftcompsci.bsky.social @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

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Standing up for science
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December 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 8✨

SRI Research Lead Sheila McIlraith was named a 2025 AI2050 Senior Fellow by @schmidtsciences.bsky.social ences, recognizing her leadership in human-compatible AI.

Read more: tinyurl.com/ycyhbjcy @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 7✨

SRI experts visited Paris this year to strengthen international action towards AI; at the Paris AI Action summit, Research Lead Beth Coleman led the roundtable discussion “Building Trust in AI: A Multifaceted Approach.”

📺 Recap: tinyurl.com/bddssezh
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Join SRI’s interdisciplinary community of scholars shaping the future of technology & society.

The 2026 Graduate Fellowship call is now live.

📄 Apply by Feb 8, 2026: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/2026-ca...
Call for 2026 Schwartz Reisman Institute Graduate Fellows now open — Schwartz Reisman Institute
The Schwartz Reisman Institute is now accepting applications for its 2026 Graduate Fellowships, supporting U of T researchers advancing responsible, human-centred approaches to AI and emerging technol...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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What makes an AI a good companion? 🤖
Join Brad Knox from UT Austin on Jan. 28 for a deep dive into reinforcement learning, human feedback and the traits that shape socially interactive AI agents.

Register now for @torontosri.bsky.social's Seminar Series: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 6✨

The 2025 SRI Seminar Series brought together researchers from across disciplines to unpack the year’s biggest AI questions.

Catch up on the conversations shaping the future of AI: www.youtube.com/@SchwartzRei...
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 5✨

Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2025 gathered researchers & policymakers at U of T to explore the future of AI governance, safety, and accountability.

📽️ Watch conference videos: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/absolut...

#AI #AISafety #AIGovernance #AIResearch #AIEthics
December 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 4✨

SRI Director David Lie joined global experts at the @un.org workshop on responsible AI for peace & security. Highlights: robotics in defense, ethics in engineering (E3I), and the need for global coordination on AI safety.

🌍: security.csl.toronto.edu/blog/2025/05...
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 3✨

AI is reshaping the foundations of democracy. This year, SRI’s policy team examined how AI is transforming rights, governance, civic life, and sovereignty—and what it will take to ensure democratic values endure.

📘: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/democracy-re...
Democracy rewired: Safeguarding democratic values in the age of AI — Schwartz Reisman Institute
An essay series by the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. This series is authored by the policy team at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨

At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?

🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
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December 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 1✨

2025 was a milestone year for Geoffrey Hinton!

Highlights included:

👑 Awarded the 2025 @qeprize.bsky.social Prize for Engineering: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/2025-hi...

📻 Featured on @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social with Jon Stewart : www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrK3...
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🗳️ Today at 12:30 PM: @semrasevi.bsky.social vi (U of T / Munk School)

“Chatbot voting advice applications inform but seldom sway young unaligned voters.”

AI can teach voters—but can it persuade them?

🔗: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...

#AI #Democracy #CivicTech #UofT
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🗳️ This week in the fall SRI Seminar Series: @semrasevi.bsky.social (U of T / Munk School)

“Chatbot voting advice applications inform but seldom sway young unaligned voters.”

📅 Wed, Nov 26 | 12:30–2 PM (online)
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2zttdx6c
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
📢 Week 7 of the fall SRI Seminar Series has arrived on VOD.

🗣️ Talk: Lucy Suchman, “Closed worlds and the constitutive outsides of artificial intelligence”

🎙️ Moderator: Sheila McIlraith, @uoftcompsci.bsky.social

📼 Watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_4-...
Lucy Suchman | Closed worlds and the constitutive outsides of artificial intelligence
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November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social visited U of T, meeting with @vectorinstitute.ai and SRI researchers.

He highlighted Canada’s historic investment in AI development, oversight, and stewardship—and the need for all Canadians to “take care of each other.”

📷 with SRI Chair @davidduvenaud.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🔔 Week 6 of the fall SRI Seminar Series has arrived on VOD.

🗣️ Talk: Peter Salib (@uhlaw.bsky.social): AI rights for human safety

🎙️ Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social

📼 Watch the full recording: youtu.be/ZPSQdskoA9Q?...
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
AI therapy bots are on the rise.

✅ Can lower barriers to care
❌ Can fail in moments of crisis

Our new brief outlines recommendations for how to close the regulatory gap before harm outweighs potential benefits.

srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/2025-th...
Therapy bots: Regulating the future of AI-enabled mental health support — Schwartz Reisman Institute
AI therapy chatbots promise accessible mental health support—but without proper oversight, they risk misleading users and causing harm. The Schwartz Reisman Institute’s new policy brief outlines how C...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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In the age of smartphones, why do we feel more bored than ever? 🥱 In this episode of The Short Answer, #UofT professor Michael Inzlicht gives us advice on finding more effortful & meaningful interactions. uoft.me/bYO
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📢 ICYMI: “There will be systems much smarter than us that may not be aligned with us.” — David Duvenaud

Read our recap and watch the full SRI Seminar on dangerous capability evaluations, AI safety, and alignment: tinyurl.com/yj9bm5f4

#AI #AIsafety #Alignment #UofT @davidduvenaud.bsky.social
The big picture of dangerous capability evaluations: David Duvenaud at the Seminar Series — Schwartz Reisman Institute
How can we stay in control when AI systems surpass human intelligence? In a recent SRI Seminar, Schwartz Reisman Chair David Duvenaud explored the frontier of AI safety, alignment, and governance , i...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
💡This week in the SRI Seminar Series: Lucy Suchman (Lancaster) — “Closed worlds and the constitutive outsides of artificial intelligence”

📆 Wed, Nov 5 - 12:30-2:00 PM ET | Free online 🔗
www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...

Moderator: Sheila McIlraith, @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM