Author: Kate Arthur

  • Could AI deregulation Kill Innovation?

    (photo: United Nations HQ) This week, I was mentoring a team of US-based university students preparing to submit a paper for the 2025 ACM FAccT Conference (Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency). They’re diving into the complex world of intellectual property and AI governance in the United States—not the easiest of topics. Their paper was…

  • Is (AI)Literacy the same as (AI) Education?

    Short answer: no — but both are essential for healthy & inclusive societies. (image: Brief History of Printing Press) I wanted to spend a bit of time digging into the meaning of two words that are often used interchangeably but don’t actually mean the same thing. The reason I wanted to focus on literacy and…

  • AI Literacy Begins with the Basics

    Reading, Writing, and Numeracy are Foundations of Literacy, Human Agency, and Ethical Engagement with AI By Kate Arthur, tech entrepreneur and author of Am I Literate? Redefining Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence As artificial intelligence reshapes how we live, work, and relate to one another, the call for widespread AI literacy is growing.…

  • Canada Urgently needs an AI Literacy Strategy

    Literacy has always been the heart of human connection. It shapes how we communicate, engage with each other, and understand the world. It is more than reading and writing—it is the ability to interpret, communicate, and navigate an ever-expanding flow of information. In our fast-changing world, this ability has never been more vital. We are…

  • The Travelling Salesperson (me)

    The idea of travelling salespeople dates back to ancient times, with Silk Road merchants. Established around 130 BCE during the Han Dynasty, this trade route connected East Asia and the Mediterranean and traders journeyed great distances, stopping in towns to sell fabrics and exotic goods — fast forward to today, and this is me, selling…

  • Annnnndddd…it’s out!

    It’s a very strange feeling to know that other people are reading the thoughts that run through my head…which is what happens when I write. Apologies in advance. And when I put those thoughts together in a book, publish it, ask people to spend their hard-earned money to buy it. Ouf. Weird, scary, exciting. Am…