David Eliot is an academic, author, and researcher
His work focuses on the effects of AI on society
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David has specialized in AI research since 2019, producing work at the intersection of AI and society
He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa, where he researches the social and political effects of artificial intelligence. He is a member of the Center for Tech Law and Society, as well as the Critical Surveillance and Security Lab, where his work on AI has been recognized with numerous awards.
Artificially Intelligent:
The Very Human Story of AI
Now available in Canada, the USA and the UK, Artificially Intelligent, David Eliot’s first book, places humans at the center of AI’s story, making a compelling case for the role we have yet to play in technology’s transformation of our world.
“I am not scared of the technology itself. But I do fear the path we are following”
-David Eliot, author of Artificially Intelligent
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation 2022 Scolar
In 2022 David was one of 13 scholars selected to recive the PETF PhD Scolarship. The award is widly considered to be Canadas premier PhD award for the social sciences and humanities. David Was chosen for his work regarding the Foundations 2022 “Scientific Reserch Cycle” Global Economies
Recent Articles
Google and Microsoft are creating a monopoly on coding in plain language
Written and published before the launch of Chat-GPT, David Eliot and David Murakami Wood explore potential effects of generative AI on the coding industry
Railway Tycoons Shaped Canada. Don’t Let AI Barons Do the Same.
Named the Second Best AI Story of 2025 by MacLean’s Magazine, David Eliot explores what magicians, railways, and AI all have in common.
AI and Jobs.
Published in The Walrus, David Eliot asks what place there is for humans in an AI dominated job market