Richards, Brent

Published purpose

The Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence Initiative is expected to: 1.Support innovative and cutting-edge interdisciplinary AI research that encourages the exploration of new interdisciplinary research methodologies, approaches and tools that cuts across at least two of the following research domains: ¿social sciences and humanities; ¿health and biomedical sciences; and ¿natural sciences and engineering (including computational and/or mathematical sciences). 2.Promote the development of Responsible AI through research that includes considerations of social-cultural variables (gender, racialized identity, socio-economic status, ability, etc.), biological variables (sex) and sustainable development in the research design, to ensure that the benefits of AI technologies and tools are shared broadly across society, to mitigate against potential harms, and to enhance the trustworthiness of AI; 3.Enhance existing and establish new partnerships between researchers in Canada and the UK in the area of AI research; 4.Enable the creation and uptake of research outputs/outcomes with key stakeholders (i.e. policy makers, decision makers) in both Canada and the UK; and, 5.Enhance capacity for development of AI and/or its responsible applications through sharing of infrastructure and data, and joint training of early career researchers and trainees.