Responsible AI and Avoiding Bias

Responsible and ethical AI adoption is essential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly as digital tools increasingly shape hiring, decision-making, and day-to-day operations. In this webinar, we will explore how SMEs can integrate AI in ways that reduce bias, advance equity, and strengthen organizational performance. Drawing on the Diversity Institute’s expertise in research, training, and inclusive innovation, this session will highlight practical strategies and resources to support fair, transparent, and trustworthy AI adoption and use.

Key areas of discussion will include:

• The risks of bias, misinformation, and inequitable outcomes in AI systems and how they uniquely affect SMEs.
• Principles of responsible and ethical AI adoption from an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) perspective
• Tools, frameworks, and supports that help SMEs implement safer and more transparent AI practices.
• Practical use cases for AI that enhance productivity without compromising fairness or compliance.
• Tips to make informed decisions about AI integration, workforce upskilling, and organizational readiness.

About the Diversity Institute:
The Diversity Institute conducts and co-ordinates multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder research to address the needs of diverse Canadians, the changing nature of skills and competencies, and the policies, processes, and tools that advance economic inclusion and success. Our action-oriented, evidence-based approach is advancing knowledge of the complex barriers faced by equity-deserving groups, leading practices to effect change, and producing concrete results.