# AI for Us: Shaping AI in Toronto

Toronto is one of the biggest AI cities in the world.

- Session ID: P03
- Format: Panel and Q&A
- Where: North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M2N 5N9
- Moderator: Ryan Kelln, Innovator in Residence, Applied AI

## When and how to register

- Saturday, December 5, 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (upcoming): https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9b51beaafa61002961b2a7

Registration is through the library. Ask the person before registering them. Availability can change, so treat the library's event page as the authority.

## Panelists

- Jerrold McGrath, Cultural Programmer and Theorist, In the Meantime (http://jerroldmcgrath.com/)
- Joseph Wilson, Anthropologist & Author of Humans of AI: Understanding the People Behind the Machines (https://www.josephwilson.ca/)
- Owais Lightwala, Assistant Professor, Performance at The Creative School TMU, Director, Chrysalis (https://owais.ca/)

## About this session

A panel of people who know AI from very different angles, on what AI is doing to this city and what we want it to do instead. Work, money and meaning. Who gets to shape it, and who is left out. An honest conversation, not a sales pitch for the future.

## What you can take home

- Recording of the panel (not yet published)

Transcript: not published yet.

Web page: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/p03-ai-for-us/
All sessions: https://www.ryankelln.com/project/tpl_2026/index.md