{"id":16228,"date":"2024-06-27T11:55:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/?page_id=16228"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:31:26","slug":"connected-minds-our-purpose","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/connected-minds-our-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Connected Minds: Our Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2153733939-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2153733939-edited.jpg 897w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_2153733939-edited-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#e31738\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Our Vision<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New technologies are revolutionizing society, creating a 'techno-social collective' where humans and intelligent machines are deeply interconnected. While such advances present exciting opportunities, they also present significant risks, especially for vulnerable populations. Understanding and mitigating these risks will require a truly interdisciplinary team of researchers working together with industry, hospital, government, and community partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1975936445-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1975936445-edited.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1975936445-edited-400x251.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#e31738\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Our Approach<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based at York and Queen's Universities (Canada), the Connected Minds Program integrates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/general-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three \u2018pillars\u2018<\/a> of academic expertise (Society, Neuroscience &amp; Behavior, Intelligent Technologies) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/connected-minds-partners\/\">50+ partner organizations<\/a> , in order to 1) understand how the interplay of humans and intelligent technologies produces unexpected, emergent properties at the community\/whole society levels, 2) predict how new technologies will disrupt our evolving techno-social collective, and 3) use these predictions to co-create new research and technology development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_411902782-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_411902782-1-edited.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/connected-minds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_411902782-1-edited-400x251.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#e31738\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Our Mission<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We envision a world where breakthroughs in technology promote social health and justice for all, with special focus on the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. 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