Talia Cameron is a PhD Candidate in Philosophy at the University of Ottawa researching AI and environmental ethics. Her current work examines the role of AI in shaping environmentally consequential behaviours and how philosophy can inform responsible AI policy to help mitigate climate change.
Talia has completed three work terms with the federal government at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, where she contributed to the development of internal AI policies and trainings. Most recently, she collaborated with subject matter experts in information management (IM) to conduct a revision of the Office’s IM policy suite. These experiences sparked her interest in policy, which remains a focus of her academic work.
In her role as a researcher at CRAiEDL, Talia leads the lab’s policy initiatives. These collaborative projects have included providing feedback to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) on updates to the Directive on Automated Decision-Making and, most recently, responding to Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada’s “National Sprint” consultation on Canada’s revised AI Strategy.
When she’s not on campus, you can usually find Talia at the pool - she is a dedicated artistic swimmer and coach, and recently competed at Masters World Championships in Singapore!