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The media concentration in the hands of a handful of national oligarchs as well as the commodification of knowledge induced by competition established between universities have led since the beginning of the 21st century, in Quebec as elsewhere in the West, to the decline of freedom of the press and academic freedom, which nevertheless guarantee informed public opinion and collective decision-making based on knowledge subjected to the test of facts. In response to the triumphant neoliberal ideology, the activism of journalists and academics leads to a dead end, since it also contributes to distorting their functions. While it is certainly necessary to return to methodical investigation and the honest search for the truth, the task is difficult in the advertising regime put in place.

Keywords: concentration médiatique, media concentration, publicidad, concentración mediática, marchandisation du savoir, knowledge commodification, mercantilización del saber, advertising, publicité, manipulation, manipulation, manipulación, militantisme, activismo, activism

This article advances the concept of Tribal Digital Sovereignty (TDS) as a critical framework for understanding and governing the digital futures of Tribal Nations. TDS encompasses the entire digital ecosystem: infrastructure, software, policy, and human capacity. Drawing on Federal Indian Law, Indigenous governance traditions, and global debates on digital sovereignty, the article situates TDS as both a continuation of longstanding assertions of sovereignty and a necessary response to 21st-century technological challenges. To operationalize this framework, the article adapts Benjamin Bratton’s stack model to highlight how Tribal Nations can exercise sovereignty in digital spaces, for example, by building broadband networks, establishing data governance offices, and developing culturally grounded digital tools. The article concludes by calling for comprehensive strategies that integrate legal infrastructure, capacity building, and economic planning to ensure Tribal Nations are not merely users of global systems but sovereign architects of them. In doing so, it charts a path toward a Sovereign stack aligned with the long-term flourishing of Indigenous Nations in a networked world.

Keywords: Digital, Sovereignty, Tribal Digital Sovereignty, Governance, Digital self-determination, Indigenous, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, broadband and infrastructure, digital governance, sovereignty and self-determination, community informatics

This text explores the concept of technological singularity, envisioned as a hypothetical future where a sudden leap in artificial intelligence capabilities enables it to surpass human intelligence. Three parts make up this text. The first describes the context and historical trajectory of the technological singularity. The second takes a critical look at the arguments in favor of the technological singularity and its scientifically like façade. It argues that, like many pseudoscientific claims, proponents of the technological singularity often employ scientific language to lend credibility to speculative and unfounded predictions about the future. Counterarguments are rooted in the fundamental principles that guide rigorous scientific inquiry. The last part examines the intentions of the proponents of the technological singularity and the consequences of their actions. It calls for caution regarding the true motives of these so-called messiahs of technological singularity and highlights the risks posed to the survival of critical thinking. Consequently, it raises reflections on establishing a balance between science, work, and society to ensure that technology genuinely serves humanity without compromising the ethical foundations that guide it.

Keywords: Singularité technologique, Technological singularity, artificial intelligence, intelligence artificielle, human intelligence, intelligence humaine, principes scientifiques, scientific principles, ethics, éthique

This article expounds the competencies that are essential for managing artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations, with emphasis on ethics, but also including the issues from a managerial, technical, human, inclusive and responsible point of view. In the context of change associated with digital transformation, organizations that are digitizing, by integrating AI, need to identify the ethical issues and the associated required competencies to manage AI projects. The issues related to the development and management of AI projects are complex and different from those related to traditional IT project management. This complexity raises ethical, legal and social responsibility questions regarding AI, from an equity, diversity and inclusion perspective. These will have implications for the competencies expected of AI project managers in the future. Our research aimed to identify these competency issues and describe them, which is done through interviews and focus groups with experts from the AI community, in the broader context of a research on AI management. This article focuses primarily on the ethical issues emerging from our review of written works and meetings with AI experts, and their resonance in the Quebec AI ecosystem. We therefore here focus on questions of ethics, labour market transformation, governance and social responsibility. This article is organized in seven parts: introduction, issues, literature review, methodology, results, discussion and conclusion. The current challenges of AI in Quebec are given in terms of ethical management of innovative technologies, as well as the transformation of labour markets associated with AI. These key issues were identified in our 25 research interviews and three focus groups. In conclusion is a set of recommendations to promote change while considering ethical issues linked to turning towards AI.

Keywords: Gouvernance et éthique de l’IA, compétence en éthique, EDI (équité, diversité et inclusion), gestion de l’IA, écosystème québécois d’IA