Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank everyone for being here today for this study and the important questions it raises. We live in a world where artificial intelligence will take up more and more space. It will be given more responsibilities. It will make increasingly complex decisions because its algorithms will be able to process countless amounts of data at a speed faster than any human brain.
I want to put my first questions to Mr. Leduc and Mr. Mittelstadt, and they concern the ethics of artificial intelligence.
An algorithm or supercomputer is in itself incapable of displaying discrimination or bias. On the other hand, the human being who programs the algorithms is capable of doing so at different stages: during data collection, during processing, or during the preparation of questions the algorithm will try to answer.
In your opinion, how, at these different stages, can we avoid these normal human prejudices, which could lead to discriminatory results? Which one of you two wants to dive into this easy question?