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Join Concordia’s Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, as he welcomes , lawyer and strategic advisor at Kesserwan Arteau, for a conversation about how artificial intelligence is shaping our choices, our relationships and our future.

Would you want to live in a world where every action is tracked, compiled into a social score, and used to limit your options: from the jobs you can apply for, to where you can live, to how many children you should raise?

Where systems predict who will be “healthier” and more “successful,” and funnel resources toward them. Where you no longer need to work (or think), because machines do it for you. Where the art that surrounds you is generated by robots to match your tastes and current mood?

Where you never have to face disagreement, because you’re only around people who already agree with you: on everything, from the profound to the trivial.

And if your answer is no: what can you do today to prevent this future from becoming your reality?

This talk will explore the choices being made right now, the paths they are opening or closing, and how we can collectively shape the role of AI in our world as it begins to shape us.

Open to: Students in the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, law students, and the general public interested in cybersecurity, crisis management, and digital risk.

Since Concordia University is an organization distinct from the Bar of Quebec, you must declare your hours of training in your personal file. A certificate of attendance representing 1.5 hours of continuing education will be issued to those lawyers who attend this conference.

Concordia Jurist-in-Residence Morton Minc is hosting a series of law-related lectures given by prominent speakers geared to all Gina Cody School students. These lectures will tackle topics that will be very useful in their professional lives.

Karina Kesserwan, lawyer and strategic advisor at Kesserwan Arteau, specializes in aboriginal law and governance. She has advised Quebec Ministers on Aboriginal Affairs, worked on the Plan Nord file, and helped negotiate the Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory. Her experience includes extensive travel in Northern Quebec and strong ties with Indigenous leaders, as well as teaching at Laurentian University.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Concordia University MB, 1450 Guy Street, Montreal, Canada