Julie Chen, University of Toronto

Research

AI governance AI Safety Canada tech industries political economy AI production value chain environmental impact social inequalities

Latest funding

Weaving an AI Safety Net for UK and Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,000
Data-driven AI and the Future of Work
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$52,487

All 2 grants and awards

Weaving an AI Safety Net for UK and Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work

Principal investigators: Chen, Julie Yujie

Keywords: AI governance; AI Safety; Canada; UK; tech industries; political economy; AI production value chain; environmental impact; social inequalities

$12,000

Data-driven AI and the Future of Work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Chen, Julie Yujie

Keywords: Digital labor; Data-driven AI and work; Data-labelling; Digital capitalism; Information technology and Future of work; China

$52,487

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: AI governance Dear Professor Chen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on ai governance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Weaving an AI Safety Net for UK and Canada" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]