The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished University of Toronto faculty members to SRI’s research leadership team in the fall of 2023. Beth Coleman, Kelly Lyons, and Anna Su will bring their expertise and innovative research to further advancing the Institute's mission of exploring the complex interplay between technology and society and ensuring powerful tools like AI are developed responsibly to benefit all of humanity.
Anna Su is a legal scholar with expertise in international human rights in the digital age as well as technology and international law. Having held the role of faculty fellow at SRI, she is now an incoming research lead who will steer the research directions of the institute with her experience in the social sciences and humanities. Su’s research delves into the legal implications of emerging technologies such as AI and interrogates what their implications are for human rights. Su's work has significant implications for shaping regulatory frameworks and promoting responsible AI innovation. Under Su’s leadership, the Institute will continue to play a critical role in guiding policymakers and industry leaders towards a technology landscape that aligns with societal values and ethical principles.
Su is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law and holds a cross-appointment to the Department of History. During her time at SRI so far, Su has participated as a speaker at the Institute’s annual academic conference, Absolutely Interdisciplinary, where her presentation explored how the terms and conditions set by private sovereigns are shaping our digital public spaces, and why human rights offer a robust framework to regulating and governing digital spaces. Su also taught a course in 2022–23 called “New Technologies and International Law,” which she developed as part of her SRI faculty fellowship. The course was co-taught by Dafna Dror-Shpoliansky, who participated in a 2021 SRI Kitchen Table event moderated by Su and SRI Faculty Affiliate Wendy H. Wong.
