Lynnsey Chartrand On Growing the Indigenous and AI Intersection: Bringing Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Indigenous Talent Together with the Pathfinders in AI Program

Australian historian Patrick Wolfe so aptly said "settler colonizers come to stay: invasion is a structure not an event". With the Indigenous Pathfinders Program, Lynnsey Chartrand is working to address the colonial legacy obstructing Indigenous representation in the field of AI. In this episode, Lynnsey sits down with Ally to discuss how she and her colleagues have built a bespoke program to enhance Indigenous representation in the AI pipeline. Lynnsey shares key take-aways from the first cohort and her vision for Indigenous leadership in the AI field.

Indspire: https://indspire.ca/about/ 

Indigenous Pathfinders in AI Program:  https://mila.quebec/en/ai4humanity/learning/indigenous-pathfinders-in-ai

FLAIR: https://mila.quebec/en/ai4humanity/applied-projects/first-languages-ai-reality

OCAP Principles: https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training/