
My own security system flagged me, a Black woman, as an animal
The first time that Kanika Samuels Wortley’s security system misidentified her, she was sitting at her patio having coffee

The first time that Kanika Samuels Wortley’s security system misidentified her, she was sitting at her patio having coffee

Thanks to algorithmic systems, AI narratives that tap into deep-seated fears and anxieties travel farther and faster than ever before.










Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.