At CIFAR’s Virtual Talk, I talked with Carly Kind and Rebecca Finlay to talk about contact tracing apps and broader questions about governance and AI.
The link to the video can be found here.
2020 “Smartphone with open Covid contact tracking app” by Marco Verch Professional Photographer. (CC BY 2.0). https://flic.kr/p/2jrnNQW
CIFAR: Governance, Tech and the Pandemic – Carly Kind, Michael Geist & Rebecca Finlay – CIFAR Virtual Talk
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