The Design Institute (KMDI) is a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information dedicated to advancing design as a critical method for understanding the complex relationships between technology, information, and society.
With a focus on human-machine systems and a commitment to social justice, KMDI fosters transdisciplinary collaboration to tackle today’s most pressing challenges—from responsible AI and trusted data governance to the design of accessible, equitable cities.
October 20th 2025
Maurice Jones (Concordia University) on AI & Creative Labour
Watch recaps now! The two-day workshop explored how workers and their organizations are shaping the governance of digital technologies — including platforms, data, and AI — through collective bargaining, co-operative formation, and policy reform.
Artificial Intelligence ethics is often framed in universal terms — but what happens when we look beyond the Western contexts that shape those frameworks?
Join Professor Ishtiaque Ahmed for an ABC Seminar exploring how AI systems extend colonial legacies and how community practices across the Global South reveal alternative ethical perspectives.
Watch recaps now! The two-day workshop explored how workers and their organizations are shaping the governance of digital technologies — including platforms, data, and AI — through collective bargaining, co-operative formation, and policy reform.
Watch now! A recent virtual talk featured Jade Nixon, BRN’s postdoctoral fellow, and kara lynch, the artist-in-residence, both recipients of the Black Indigenous Waterways Fellowship.