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Past Symposiums

Interdisciplinary symposiums bringing together philosophers, technologists, legal scholars, and policymakers to examine pressing ethical questions in artificial intelligence.

Third Symposium · March 2026

AI governance, bias, and education.

Hosted at Wilfrid Laurier University, this symposium focused on contemporary debates in AI governance, bias in AI, and AI in education.

Location: Wilfrid Laurier University
Date: March 13, 2026

Keynote panel discussion Academic presentations Policy & governance roundtable

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Second Symposium · November 2024

Generative AI and public institutions.

A two-day symposium examining generative AI, legal accountability, and the ethical challenges of automation in public institutions.

Location: University of Waterloo
Date: November 21–22, 2024
Keynote: Dr. Maura Grossman

Grossman keynote → Full playlist →

Inaugural Symposium · March 2024

Establishing the mission.

The inaugural symposium established the society's mission and brought together scholars to discuss hallucinations, bias, and epistemic responsibility in AI systems.

Location: University of Waterloo
Date: March 27, 2024

AI hallucination & evidence Algorithmic bias Cognition & autonomy

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