Associate Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies, Faculty of Arts
Lai-Tze Fan is the Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change, and an Associate Professor of Sociology & Legal Studies and English Literature at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is the Founder and Director of The U&AI Lab at Waterloo, which uses interdisciplinary and creative methods for responsible AI design for society. Fan is Co-Director of Waterloo’s TRuST scholarly network, targeting misinformation in AI. Her work focuses on faireness in technological design and labour, including through ethical approaches to AI design, regulation, and governance that will support the future of work, training, and societal needs.