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Véronique Sioufi (Racial Equity Researcher, BC Policy Solutions) offers a crash course on AI, what risks it might pose to our jobs and civil liberties and the policies needed to ensure AI serves people over profit.
Véronique is joined by Ankita Goyal. Ankita is the research lead at the Centre for Civic Governance, where she recently developed the report ”Implications of AI for Municipal Governance in B.C.”.
Also joining this panel is Sarah Ryan, Senior Research Officer at CUPE, where she is responsible for research on the impact of artificial intelligence on work, employment insurance and housing.
Drawing on this expertise, the panelists will examine where BC, Canadian and international AI regulations fall short and propose an approach to AI governance that ensures ethical and equitable benefits.
Resources
- Report: Implications of AI for Municipal Governance in B.C. by Ankita Goyal (Centre for Civic Governance)
- CUPE Resources for workers dealing with AI issues: cupe.ca/ai
- Next webinar November 19, at noon: BC Living Wage 2025: report briefing. Register to attend or to get a link to the recording.
This webinar:
✔️ Provides an accessible explanation of what is and isn’t AI and why that matters for policy.
✔️ Outlines key risks, including labour displacement, work intensification and degradation, surveillance and data capture and algorithmic bias.
✔️ Explains where current AI regulations fall short on worker rights, civil liberties and racial equity.
✔️ Makes the case for AI governance that is in the public-interest.
✔️ Highlights actionable policy tools that centre equity.
Who is this webinar for?
➡️ People concerned about the impacts of AI and who are looking for progressive solutions.
➡️ Advocacy groups and community organizations working in the field of technology, labour, racial justice or civil liberties.
➡️ Students and researchers studying AI, inequality, work or governance.a
➡️ Advisors, policymakers and practitioners seeking ethical approaches to regulating AI in the public interest.
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