Emerging Technology

News | Thursday, April 4, 2024
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are posing profound questions about the future – and about us.  Can we ensure safety...
News | Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished University of Toronto...
News | Wednesday, May 31, 2023
How can biases be addressed in AI? Will technologies like ChatGTP take over creative jobs? Beth Coleman, director of the...
Network | Project
Hello, Avatar
Published in 2011, Coleman’s book, Hello, Avatar, examined the various modes of online identity and how users live on the...
Network | Researcher Profile
Beth Coleman is the inaugural director of the University of Toronto’s Black Research Network – an Institutional Strategic Initiative and...
Network | Project
Bridging the Open Web and APIs: Alternative Social Media Alongside the Corporate Web 2022
The article considers the concentration of power on the web and how it has motivated the establishment of alternative social...
Network | Project
Understanding each other when Communicating in Emerging Technology-Mediated Environments 2021
The article examines our relationship with technology and considers the shift to remote work. It raises questions around new opportunities...
Network | Researcher Profile
Rhonda McEwen is U of T Mississauga's vice-principal academic and dean and a member of the BRN Steering Committee. McEwen is also Canada Research Chair in Tactile Interfaces, Communication and is professor of emerging media and communication at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology.