Event Description:
This is a draft article that I’m preparing for submission to a law review issue on law & tech in Canada. I examine the use of “safety” as a guiding principle in state governance of AI & robotic technologies in Canada (e.g., drones, automated vehicles, facial recognition systems, etc). I take a critical view of how “safety” is used to justify the use of, and restrictions on, automated systems, guided by abolitionist thinking on the concept and use of “safety” and “public safety” in state governance. I make several policy recommendations based on this analysis.
Speaker:
Kristen Thomasen earned her JD degree at the University of Ottawa, and holds a BA (Hons.) in Anthropology from McMaster University and an MA in International Affairs from Carleton University. She completed her PhD in Law at the University of Ottawa, her dissertation has a focus on public space privacy intrusions facilitated by robots/artificial intelligence (e.g. drones, facial recognition technology).
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