On March 13, as part of the “ÉRIGAL Fridays,” we organized the workshop “Artificial Intelligence in the Social Sciences” at UQAM. The event began with a lunch debate, during which participants were able to exchange and share their experiences using generative artificial intelligence, as well as the ethical, professional, and epistemological challenges they encountered.
The event then continued with a theoretical and practical workshop on generative artificial intelligence, led by Boris Nonveiller, a member of the Committee on AI Literacy (CLIA) at UQAM. The event brought together a large audience, who showed strong interest in this new reality in the field of social science research.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Workshop Program
1:00–2:00 PM | Lunch Debate
Critical discussion on the use of generative AI in the social sciences: guidelines and frameworks for use
Sharing of experiences regarding the use of AI in research
Analysis of ethical issues and confidentiality concerns related to AI
2:00–2:15 PM | Break
2:15–4:00 PM | Practical Workshop
Presentation
Definition of artificial intelligence, main technologies (generative AI, RAG, etc.), and associated vocabulary (LLMs, tokens, parameters, etc.)
Key issues and overview of available tools
Practical Exercises
Writing activities and prompt engineering with generative AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)