https://www.jfgagne.com/writing/AI, entrepreneurship and human agency.enhttps://www.jfgagne.com/blog/designing-for-the-humans-in-the-loop-part-iii/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/designing-for-the-humans-in-the-loop-part-iii/Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000How AI design can preserve the judgment and agency of people in the decision or process loop. The final essay in a three-part series.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/f-the-algorithm-its-time-to-get-our-agency-back-part-ii/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/f-the-algorithm-its-time-to-get-our-agency-back-part-ii/Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000Reclaiming agency in a world shaped by algorithms starts with understanding the choices built into our technology.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/ai-regulation-is-a-chance-to-fix-deeper-problems-part-i/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/ai-regulation-is-a-chance-to-fix-deeper-problems-part-i/Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000Why AI regulation is an opportunity to examine the relationship between technology, work and power.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/5-highlights-from-the-2020-global-ai-talent-report/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/5-highlights-from-the-2020-global-ai-talent-report/Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000Five findings from the 2020 research on the people, skills and geography behind the global AI ecosystem.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/talent-is-still-the-key-to-finding-product-market-fit-in-canadas-ai-ecosystem/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/talent-is-still-the-key-to-finding-product-market-fit-in-canadas-ai-ecosystem/Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000What the changing shape of Canada’s AI ecosystem tells us about talent, company growth and finding a market.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/a-framework-for-ethical-and-trustworthy-ai/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/a-framework-for-ethical-and-trustworthy-ai/Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0000A practical account of trustworthy AI and my contribution to the European Commission’s expert group. Includes the original April 2021 update.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/ai-talent-2019/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/ai-talent-2019/Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0000A closer look at the geography and movement of AI expertise, drawing on the 2019 Global AI Talent Report.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/framework-for-ai-governance/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/framework-for-ai-governance/Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:00:00 +0000A framework for connecting human intent, system autonomy, responsibility and governance.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2018-6-18-why-do-we-need-an-ethical-framework-for-ai/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2018-6-18-why-do-we-need-an-ethical-framework-for-ai/Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:00:00 +0000As AI becomes part of everyday decisions, ethics has to become part of how we design and operate it.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/the-canadian-ai-ecosystem-in-2018/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/the-canadian-ai-ecosystem-in-2018/Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 +0000An updated map of Canadian AI companies, research and investment—and the connections that make an ecosystem.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2018-2-7-the-global-ai-talent-pool-going-into-2018/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2018-2-7-the-global-ai-talent-pool-going-into-2018/Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:00:00 +0000Who has the expertise to build AI? An early view of the global talent pool and the challenge of finding it.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-11-13-ai-and-the-future-of-work-is-about-lifelong-learning/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-11-13-ai-and-the-future-of-work-is-about-lifelong-learning/Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:00:00 +0000Preparing for AI at work means building the ability to learn throughout a career, inside organizations as well as outside them.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-9-25-4-steps-to-good-narrow-ai/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-9-25-4-steps-to-good-narrow-ai/Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000Four practical steps for making intent explicit and evaluating whether an AI system achieves it.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-8-28-ai-does-not-have-its-own-intent/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-8-28-ai-does-not-have-its-own-intent/Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000AI does not decide what matters on its own. Human intent remains central to the systems we build.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-6-9-what-happens-when-noise-becomes-information-pt-2/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-6-9-what-happens-when-noise-becomes-information-pt-2/Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000The second part of an exploration of data, meaning and the decisions that turn noise into useful information.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-4-24-mapping-the-canadian-ai-ecosystem/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-4-24-mapping-the-canadian-ai-ecosystem/Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000The first map of Canada’s AI ecosystem: connecting companies, research labs, investors and the people building the field.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-5-11-what-happens-when-noise-becomes-information/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-5-11-what-happens-when-noise-becomes-information/Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000How machine learning changes what we can learn from data—and the questions that creates about privacy and value.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-5-4-a-non-mathematical-equation-why-artificial-intelligence-is-only-getting-fun-right-now/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-5-4-a-non-mathematical-equation-why-artificial-intelligence-is-only-getting-fun-right-now/Thu, 04 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000Why advances in AI expand the range of problems software can help us solve.https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-4-24-chief-information-officers-will-become-chief-intelligence-officers/https://www.jfgagne.com/blog/2017-4-24-chief-information-officers-will-become-chief-intelligence-officers/Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0000A look at how AI changes the role of technology leadership, from managing information to building organizational intelligence.