Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society
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Integrative research. Human-centred solutions. We're a U of T institute working to ensure that powerful technologies make the world better—for everyone.
🗳️ 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
“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
🗳️ 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
“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
🗳️ 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
“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
🗳️ 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
“Chatbot voting advice applications inform but seldom sway young unaligned voters.”
📅 Wed, Nov 26 | 12:30–2 PM (online)
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2zttdx6c
@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
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
@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
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
🔔 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?...
🗣️ 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
🔔 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?...
🗣️ 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?...
💡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
📆 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
💡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
📆 Wed, Nov 5 - 12:30-2:00 PM ET | Free online 🔗
www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
Moderator: Sheila McIlraith, @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
📣 Week 5 of the fall SRI Seminar Series has arrived on VOD
SRI Chair @davidduvenaud.bsky.social (University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, @vectorinstitute.ai) for “The big picture of LLM dangerous capability evals.”
🎙️Moderator: Sheila McIlraith
📼 Watch here: youtu.be/zvIN7PnVuy4?...
SRI Chair @davidduvenaud.bsky.social (University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, @vectorinstitute.ai) for “The big picture of LLM dangerous capability evals.”
🎙️Moderator: Sheila McIlraith
📼 Watch here: youtu.be/zvIN7PnVuy4?...
October 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
📣 Week 5 of the fall SRI Seminar Series has arrived on VOD
SRI Chair @davidduvenaud.bsky.social (University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, @vectorinstitute.ai) for “The big picture of LLM dangerous capability evals.”
🎙️Moderator: Sheila McIlraith
📼 Watch here: youtu.be/zvIN7PnVuy4?...
SRI Chair @davidduvenaud.bsky.social (University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, @vectorinstitute.ai) for “The big picture of LLM dangerous capability evals.”
🎙️Moderator: Sheila McIlraith
📼 Watch here: youtu.be/zvIN7PnVuy4?...
🖥️ Video of @rcalo.bsky.social's SRI Seminar Series talk is now online.
In “Law and technology: A methodical approach”, Calo explores how law can navigate the unique challenges posed by technology.
📼 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFX1...
In “Law and technology: A methodical approach”, Calo explores how law can navigate the unique challenges posed by technology.
📼 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFX1...
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🖥️ Video of @rcalo.bsky.social's SRI Seminar Series talk is now online.
In “Law and technology: A methodical approach”, Calo explores how law can navigate the unique challenges posed by technology.
📼 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFX1...
In “Law and technology: A methodical approach”, Calo explores how law can navigate the unique challenges posed by technology.
📼 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFX1...
What does AI ethics look like beyond Silicon Valley? 🌏
Join Ishtiaque Ahmed (@uoftcompsci.bsky.social) as he explores how communities across the Global South shape—and challenge—the ethics of AI.
📅 Nov 12
🔗https://www.youtube.com/live/jLpOB2Q9KzI?si=15cL21POyOsRAEYI
@uoftethics.bsky.social
Join Ishtiaque Ahmed (@uoftcompsci.bsky.social) as he explores how communities across the Global South shape—and challenge—the ethics of AI.
📅 Nov 12
🔗https://www.youtube.com/live/jLpOB2Q9KzI?si=15cL21POyOsRAEYI
@uoftethics.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What does AI ethics look like beyond Silicon Valley? 🌏
Join Ishtiaque Ahmed (@uoftcompsci.bsky.social) as he explores how communities across the Global South shape—and challenge—the ethics of AI.
📅 Nov 12
🔗https://www.youtube.com/live/jLpOB2Q9KzI?si=15cL21POyOsRAEYI
@uoftethics.bsky.social
Join Ishtiaque Ahmed (@uoftcompsci.bsky.social) as he explores how communities across the Global South shape—and challenge—the ethics of AI.
📅 Nov 12
🔗https://www.youtube.com/live/jLpOB2Q9KzI?si=15cL21POyOsRAEYI
@uoftethics.bsky.social
Day 1 of Who’s Afraid of AI? kicks off today at the University of Toronto. We’re proud to support this conference exploring the social, ethical, and creative implications of AI, featuring SRI Advisory Board member Geoffrey Hinton’s keynote.
toronto2025.ai
toronto2025.ai
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Day 1 of Who’s Afraid of AI? kicks off today at the University of Toronto. We’re proud to support this conference exploring the social, ethical, and creative implications of AI, featuring SRI Advisory Board member Geoffrey Hinton’s keynote.
toronto2025.ai
toronto2025.ai
⏰Today in the fall SRI Seminar Series!
12:30-2:00 PM ET🔹Peter Salib (@uhlaw.bsky.social): AI rights for human safety
Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
Join live → www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
12:30-2:00 PM ET🔹Peter Salib (@uhlaw.bsky.social): AI rights for human safety
Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
Join live → www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
October 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
⏰Today in the fall SRI Seminar Series!
12:30-2:00 PM ET🔹Peter Salib (@uhlaw.bsky.social): AI rights for human safety
Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
Join live → www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
12:30-2:00 PM ET🔹Peter Salib (@uhlaw.bsky.social): AI rights for human safety
Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
Join live → www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
It’s almost here. Who’s Afraid of AI? (Oct. 23–24 at the University of Toronto) will bring together a range of scholars, artists, and researchers for a rare interdisciplinary conversation about the futures of intelligence.
🔗Join the waitlist: tinyurl.com/bdjsdycm
🔗Join the waitlist: tinyurl.com/bdjsdycm
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It’s almost here. Who’s Afraid of AI? (Oct. 23–24 at the University of Toronto) will bring together a range of scholars, artists, and researchers for a rare interdisciplinary conversation about the futures of intelligence.
🔗Join the waitlist: tinyurl.com/bdjsdycm
🔗Join the waitlist: tinyurl.com/bdjsdycm
📢 This week in the SRI Seminar Series: @petersalib.bsky.social on "AI rights for human safety"
📅 Wednesday, Oct 22 | 12:30 ET | Online
🎤 Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
📅 Wednesday, Oct 22 | 12:30 ET | Online
🎤 Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
October 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📢 This week in the SRI Seminar Series: @petersalib.bsky.social on "AI rights for human safety"
📅 Wednesday, Oct 22 | 12:30 ET | Online
🎤 Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
📅 Wednesday, Oct 22 | 12:30 ET | Online
🎤 Moderator: @theannasu.bsky.social, @uoftlaw.bsky.social
🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
📼 Video of Anastasia Kuzminykh’s fall SRI Seminar Series session is now online!
💡 In “The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”, Kuzminykh discusses the role of conversation architecture in supporting efficient human-AI collaboration.
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/fpL546QeAlE
💡 In “The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”, Kuzminykh discusses the role of conversation architecture in supporting efficient human-AI collaboration.
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/fpL546QeAlE
October 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
📼 Video of Anastasia Kuzminykh’s fall SRI Seminar Series session is now online!
💡 In “The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”, Kuzminykh discusses the role of conversation architecture in supporting efficient human-AI collaboration.
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/fpL546QeAlE
💡 In “The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”, Kuzminykh discusses the role of conversation architecture in supporting efficient human-AI collaboration.
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/fpL546QeAlE
SRI Advisory Board member Geoffrey Hinton appeared on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart to discuss where AI stands—and where it might lead us.
“AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton” is live now.
▶ Listen here 👇 link.chtbl.com/AIWhatCouldG...
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social
“AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton” is live now.
▶ Listen here 👇 link.chtbl.com/AIWhatCouldG...
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
SRI Advisory Board member Geoffrey Hinton appeared on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart to discuss where AI stands—and where it might lead us.
“AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton” is live now.
▶ Listen here 👇 link.chtbl.com/AIWhatCouldG...
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social
“AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton” is live now.
▶ Listen here 👇 link.chtbl.com/AIWhatCouldG...
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social
Canada helped shape the AI revolution. Now it’s time to ask: how can AI serve humanity’s future?
SRI is a proud sponsor of Who’s Afraid of AI? (Oct. 23–24 at U of T), bringing the debate to centre stage.
Register 👉 bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca?page_id=4423
SRI is a proud sponsor of Who’s Afraid of AI? (Oct. 23–24 at U of T), bringing the debate to centre stage.
Register 👉 bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca?page_id=4423
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Canada helped shape the AI revolution. Now it’s time to ask: how can AI serve humanity’s future?
SRI is a proud sponsor of Who’s Afraid of AI? (Oct. 23–24 at U of T), bringing the debate to centre stage.
Register 👉 bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca?page_id=4423
SRI is a proud sponsor of Who’s Afraid of AI? (Oct. 23–24 at U of T), bringing the debate to centre stage.
Register 👉 bmolab.artsci.utoronto.ca?page_id=4423
💡Up next in the fall SRI Seminar Series: @rcalo.bsky.social (@uwlaw.bsky.social) — “Law and technology: A methodical approach”
Wed, Oct 8 12:30 PM ET | Free online 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3rsnvcbc
Wed, Oct 8 12:30 PM ET | Free online 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3rsnvcbc
October 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
💡Up next in the fall SRI Seminar Series: @rcalo.bsky.social (@uwlaw.bsky.social) — “Law and technology: A methodical approach”
Wed, Oct 8 12:30 PM ET | Free online 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3rsnvcbc
Wed, Oct 8 12:30 PM ET | Free online 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3rsnvcbc
SRI is proud to support Who’s Afraid of AI? this Oct. 23–24 at U of T. Geoffrey Hinton & Beth Coleman will headline two days of panels and debates on how AI is reshaping society, culture, and creativity.
Join us 👉 www.eventbrite.ca/e/whos-afrai...
Join us 👉 www.eventbrite.ca/e/whos-afrai...
September 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
SRI is proud to support Who’s Afraid of AI? this Oct. 23–24 at U of T. Geoffrey Hinton & Beth Coleman will headline two days of panels and debates on how AI is reshaping society, culture, and creativity.
Join us 👉 www.eventbrite.ca/e/whos-afrai...
Join us 👉 www.eventbrite.ca/e/whos-afrai...
BlueSky
💡 The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Oct 1 with Anastasia Kuzminykh (U of T Faculty of Information)
“The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”
📅 Oct 1 | 12:30–2 PM ET | Online
🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
#AI #HumanAI #Ethics
💡 The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Oct 1 with Anastasia Kuzminykh (U of T Faculty of Information)
“The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”
📅 Oct 1 | 12:30–2 PM ET | Online
🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
#AI #HumanAI #Ethics
September 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
BlueSky
💡 The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Oct 1 with Anastasia Kuzminykh (U of T Faculty of Information)
“The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”
📅 Oct 1 | 12:30–2 PM ET | Online
🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
#AI #HumanAI #Ethics
💡 The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Oct 1 with Anastasia Kuzminykh (U of T Faculty of Information)
“The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”
📅 Oct 1 | 12:30–2 PM ET | Online
🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
#AI #HumanAI #Ethics
From digital friends to romantic AI, companion bots are reshaping how we relate to each other.
They bring potential benefits, but also heighten risks of existing harms.
In a new piece, SRI’s Alicia Demanuele & Maggie Arai call for safeguards: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/ai-comp...
They bring potential benefits, but also heighten risks of existing harms.
In a new piece, SRI’s Alicia Demanuele & Maggie Arai call for safeguards: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/ai-comp...
September 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
From digital friends to romantic AI, companion bots are reshaping how we relate to each other.
They bring potential benefits, but also heighten risks of existing harms.
In a new piece, SRI’s Alicia Demanuele & Maggie Arai call for safeguards: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/ai-comp...
They bring potential benefits, but also heighten risks of existing harms.
In a new piece, SRI’s Alicia Demanuele & Maggie Arai call for safeguards: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/ai-comp...
💡The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Wednesday with Hamsa Bastani (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania):
“Unpacking the unintended consequences of AI in education”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online 🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
“Unpacking the unintended consequences of AI in education”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online 🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
September 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💡The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Wednesday with Hamsa Bastani (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania):
“Unpacking the unintended consequences of AI in education”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online 🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
“Unpacking the unintended consequences of AI in education”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online 🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
🗓️ Today at 12:30 PM ET! Join Jeff Clune (The University of British Columbia, Vector Institute, and Google DeepMind) as he kicks off our fall SRI Seminar Series with “Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models."
🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gBjE3ECy
🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gBjE3ECy
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🗓️ Today at 12:30 PM ET! Join Jeff Clune (The University of British Columbia, Vector Institute, and Google DeepMind) as he kicks off our fall SRI Seminar Series with “Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models."
🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gBjE3ECy
🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gBjE3ECy
💡The fall SRI Seminar Series kicks off on Wednesday with
@jeffclune.com (UBC / Vector / DeepMind):
“Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online🔗https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archive/seminar-2025-jeff-clune-2
@jeffclune.com (UBC / Vector / DeepMind):
“Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online🔗https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archive/seminar-2025-jeff-clune-2
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
💡The fall SRI Seminar Series kicks off on Wednesday with
@jeffclune.com (UBC / Vector / DeepMind):
“Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online🔗https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archive/seminar-2025-jeff-clune-2
@jeffclune.com (UBC / Vector / DeepMind):
“Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online🔗https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archive/seminar-2025-jeff-clune-2
📝 Our final essay explores how AI is reshaping the social contract, challenging human agency, state authority, and democratic norms.
It asks: how can democracies update the social contract to align AI with core values? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
It asks: how can democracies update the social contract to align AI with core values? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
August 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
📝 Our final essay explores how AI is reshaping the social contract, challenging human agency, state authority, and democratic norms.
It asks: how can democracies update the social contract to align AI with core values? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
It asks: how can democracies update the social contract to align AI with core values? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
🌍 Our fourth essay explores how AI transcends borders, reshaping sovereignty and testing states’ ability to defend democracy.
It asks: how can democracies protect sovereignty in an AI-driven world? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
It asks: how can democracies protect sovereignty in an AI-driven world? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🌍 Our fourth essay explores how AI transcends borders, reshaping sovereignty and testing states’ ability to defend democracy.
It asks: how can democracies protect sovereignty in an AI-driven world? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
It asks: how can democracies protect sovereignty in an AI-driven world? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
👥 Part three in our series widens the perspective from the individual to the collective, exploring how AI is reshaping social cohesion.
It asks: will AI strengthen or fragment the social foundations on which democracy depends? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
It asks: will AI strengthen or fragment the social foundations on which democracy depends? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
August 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
👥 Part three in our series widens the perspective from the individual to the collective, exploring how AI is reshaping social cohesion.
It asks: will AI strengthen or fragment the social foundations on which democracy depends? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
It asks: will AI strengthen or fragment the social foundations on which democracy depends? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...