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September 18th, 2023

Public infrastructure surveillance: Who Watches the Watchmen?

The issues surrounding the collection and use of data via a surveillance system are becoming increasingly complex from a managerial, operational and legal perspective, particularly: when the data collected includes personal information about employees or the public; when advanced technology is used without sufficient understanding and oversight. In today’s global context (terrorism, cyberterrorism, war, espionage, […]
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September 12th, 2023

Ethics in artificial intelligence: Discriminatory biases

Introduction With the rapid advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”), the call for an ethical framework for AI is growing louder. But what exactly does that entail? “Derived from the Greek word ‘ethos,’ which means ‘way of living,’ ethics is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with human conduct, more specifically the behaviour of individuals […]
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August 18th, 2023

Comment on the Proposition de Fuoco decision – The criteria for a provable claim and the debt resulting from the legal warranty of quality

This is the English version of an article published in La référence on August 8, 2023 under number EYB2023REP3653.   INTRODUCTION Despite abundant case law on latent defects and what constitutes a provable claim, Quebec courts have rarely been called upon to decide an issue involving both concepts. What is the outcome where a sale […]