#AI News Archive
Faculty of Science
City News: A.I. misconduct on the rise at the University of Manitoba
November 25, 2025 —
A.I. is everywhere, including on the University of Manitoba campus, and while faculty leaders say work is being done to address its use in academics. Right now, its presence is overwhelming the school’s office of academic integrity and taking professors’ focus away from their students. “Currently, we’re not ready to handle it,” said Jenna Tichon, the Vice President of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association.
Faculty of Science
Winnipeg Free Press: Big data, big footprint
November 14, 2025 —
Premier Wab Kinew has been dropping hints the province could soon look to position itself as a leader in what some commentators are calling the “fourth industrial revolution.” “All the internet is, is someone else’s computer,” said Dr. John Anderson, computer science professor at the University of Manitoba who has spent his career researching artificial intelligence.
Faculty of Science
CBC News: Sask. content creator says she’s frustrated after Facebook mistakenly took down 22,000-follower page
November 11, 2025 —
Nevertheless, David Gerhard, head of computer science at the University of Manitoba, says he doubts they will ever reach the level of a human being.
Faculty of Law
CBC: Why A-I Won’t Fix the CRA’s Call Centre Problem
October 30, 2025 —
Dr. Katie Szilagyi, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, speaks with CBC's Laurie Hoogstraten about why generative A-I isn’t the solution to the Canada Revenue Agency’s call centre failures after a critical Auditor General report found taxpayers often couldn’t get through or got wrong information.
Faculty of Science
CTV News: ‘Terrified me’: Winnipeg musician claims her voice was used by AI
October 20, 2025 —
David Gerhard, computer science professor at the University of Manitoba, said while he cannot comment on this specific case, this is the risk that exists “now that we have these machines that can do this kind of work
Faculty of Arts
CTV Your Morning: AI takes the stage: Tilly Norwood’s debut sparks backlash
October 6, 2025 —
Dr. Brenda Austin-Smith from U of M breaks down why an AI “actress” is stirring outrage in Hollywood — and what it means for real performers and Manitoba’s film scene.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator: AI made me eat it
July 23, 2025 —
AI made me eat it
Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning March Workshops
February 18, 2025 —
Check out the variety of workshops scheduled for March, offered by The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
Libraries
The Future is Open: Director of world’s largest OER publisher to speak at UM
February 10, 2025 —
This Open Education Week, March 7-11, 2025, the University of Manitoba will be hosting an event featuring keynote speaker Richard Baraniuk, Director of OpenStax, the world’s largest open educational resource (OER) publisher, and professor of computer and electrical engineering at Rice University.
Extended Education
Develop digital skills and expertise with University of Manitoba Extended Education
December 10, 2024 —
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