Past Symposiums
The Ethics of AI Society of Waterloo hosts interdisciplinary symposiums bringing together philosophers, technologists, legal scholars, and policymakers to examine pressing ethical questions in artificial intelligence.
Third Symposium – March 2026
Hosted at Wilfrid Laurier University, this symposium focused on contemporary debates in AI governance, bias in AI, and AI in education.
Date: March 13, 2026
Highlights:
- Keynote Panel Discussion
- Interdisciplinary academic presentations
- Policy and governance roundtable
Second Symposium – November 2024
The 2024 symposium examined generative AI, legal accountability, and the ethical challenges of automation in public institutions.
Date: November 21-22, 2024
Keynote: Maura Grossman
Maura Grossman Keynote Address
Full Symposium Playlist
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Inaugural Symposium – March 2024
The inaugural symposium established the society’s mission and brought together scholars to discuss hallucinations, bias, and epistemic responsibility in AI systems.
Date: March 27th, 2024
Themes:
- AI hallucination and evidence
- Algorithmic bias
- Cognition and autonomy
