A&S scholars sharing their expertise in the media this week

January 15, 2021 by A&S News

From identifying people involved in last week’s attack on the United States Capitol building, to the impact of technology on contemporary society, scholars from a range of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts & Science are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.

Here’s some of what they had to say this week.

January 8, 2021

January 9, 2021

January 10, 2021

  • In the Toronto Star, John Scott-Railton describes his ongoing efforts to identify people in images posted online following the violence at the U.S. Capitol Building.

January 11, 2021

January 12, 2021

  • A recent report from the Citizen Lab is featured in a Toronto Star story examining the use of facial recognition applications and other digital surveillance technologies by various law enforcement agencies.

January 13, 2021

January 14, 2021

  • Centre for Ethics director and Faculty of Law professor Markus Dubber comments in the Toronto Star on the importance of looking beyond the technological aspects of artificial intelligence when developing public policy.

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