Introduction to Responsible Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics

Leah Davis is a PhD student in the Responsible Autonomy Intelligent Systems Ethics (RAISE) Lab in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University, with affiliations at Mila – Quebec AI Institute, Université du Québec à Montréal, and Université de Montréal. She is a 2025 Pierre Trudeau Scholar and McGill Engineering Vadasz Doctoral Fellowship Scholar. Her research centres upon socially responsible AI evaluations, particularly within algorithmic auditing practices. She approaches this work through a regulatory lens, aiming to highlight the critical role of system integration within the AI policy ecosystem. Her perspective is particularly informed by industry experience in roles within requirements engineering, software quality assurance, and medical device regulation. She holds an MSc in Social Data Science from the University of Oxford and a BEng in Biomedical Engineering Co-op from the University of Guelph.