Building Trust Into COVID-19 Recovery: Ethical Data

The third installment of our "Building Trust Into COVID-19 Recovery" series took place on June 19, 2020, during which Christine Ing (McCarthy Tétrault, Partner and Co-Leader of Technology Law Group and FinTech Group) sat down with Jeff Lui (Deloitte, Director of Artificial Intelligence) to discuss AI technologies and the ethical use of large data sets with such technologies. The rapid proliferation of AI technologies has presented many use cases that have created industrial efficiencies, which can produce a net positive benefit on economic progression. However, whether intentional or not, the use of AI technologies presents several challenges and unintended consequences, which may harm or disenfranchise certain populations. Jeff described the key principles, drivers and frameworks when developing AI technologies and the data sets that may be fed into such technologies that should be used to mitigate any such harmful consequences. Below are our key takeaways from