Canada and UK pick winners in joint C$13.6M AI research competition

Lancaster University, University of Essex and University of Alberta researchers will look at how AI can both lead to, and reduce, unintentional bias in job advertising and recruitment. The researchers will work with industrial partners to understand and mitigate gender and ethnic bias within human resource processes. Sheffield University and Simon Fraser University will use a cross-disciplinary approach to detect and counter abusive language online. The UK government is considering regulating social media platforms, requiring them to address abusive language and hate speech through content moderation. This project aims to develop AI methods to detect automatically and counter abuse and hate speech online.