Research and analysis

The Roadmap updates the results of the first edition and presents an expanded and updated analysis of the current state of and need for international standards and specifications for AI. This forms the basis to establish “Artificial Intelligence made in…

This discussion paper contributes to the conversation around European Union (EU) AI standards by clarifying the role technical standards will play in the AI governance framework created by the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (the ‘AI Act’), and how this may…

Artificial intelligence (AI) – algorithms with the ability to perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence – has great potential to improve health outcomes, reduce health inequalities, and improve the efficiency of the healthcare system, as shown by examples…

Our first annual Technology horizons report examines the implications of some of the most significant technological developments for privacy in the next two to five years.

Data availability and accessibility have improved dramatically, modeling techniques have taken a large step forward, and models are being applied to an increasing number of businesses across regulated financial institutions in Canada. Capabilities and usage have evolved faster than regulation.…

With support from SCC, the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) has released a paper examining the use of standards as part of an AI strategy. This paper provides a valuable snapshot of the current AI landscape in…

The overall objective of the present document is to provide an overview of standards (existing, being drafted, under consideration and planned) related to the cybersecurity of artificial intelligence (AI), assess their coverage and identify gaps in standardisation. It does so…

The European Commission presented in April 2021 the AI Act, its proposed legislative framework for Artificial Intelligence, which sets the necessary regulatory conditions for the adoption of trustworthy AI practices in the European Union. Once the final legal text comes…

This report presents the interdisciplinary research led and conducted by Ramak Molavi Vasse’i (Mozilla’s Insights Team). Jesse McCrosky (Thoughtworks) co-authored the report to add some practical perspective based on his desk research and industry experience in responsible AI.

AI language models are a key component of natural language processing (NLP), a field of artificial intelligence (AI) focused on enabling computers to understand and generate human language. Language models and other NLP approaches involve developing algorithms and models that…