  This report from the Montreal AI Ethics Institute covers the most salient
progress in research and reporting over the second quarter of 2021 in the field
of AI ethics with a special emphasis on "Environment and AI", "Creativity and
AI", and "Geopolitics and AI." The report also features an exclusive piece
titled "Critical Race Quantum Computer" that applies ideas from quantum physics
to explain the complexities of human characteristics and how they can and
should shape our interactions with each other. The report also features special
contributions on the subject of pedagogy in AI ethics, sociology and AI ethics,
and organizational challenges to implementing AI ethics in practice. Given
MAIEI's mission to highlight scholars from around the world working on AI
ethics issues, the report also features two spotlights sharing the work of
scholars operating in Singapore and Mexico helping to shape policy measures as
they relate to the responsible use of technology. The report also has an
extensive section covering the gamut of issues when it comes to the societal
impacts of AI covering areas of bias, privacy, transparency, accountability,
fairness, interpretability, disinformation, policymaking, law, regulations, and
moral philosophy.
