AI Ethics
Everything about ethics and responsible development of artificial intelligence, algorithmic biases, and AI failures.
Collection by Dominik Grolimund
MIT Technology Review
Too many AI researchers think real-world problems are not relevant
5 min read · 2020-08-18 · Any researcher who’s focused on applying machine learning to real-world problems has likely received a response like this one: “The authors present a solution for an original and highly motivating…
WIRED
These Startups Are Building Tools to Keep an Eye on AI
2 min read · From 2019 · The software can help developers constrain their creations so they don't make bad decisions.
nature
The global landscape of AI ethics guidelines
20+ min read · From 2019 · As AI technology develops rapidly, it is widely recognized that ethical guidelines are required for safe and fair implementation in society. But is it possible to agree on what is ‘ethical AI’? A…
Quartz
MIT developed a course to teach tweens about the ethics of AI
5 min read · From 2019 · The open source, middle-school curriculum helps make kids aware of how AI systems mediate their lives, from YouTube to Alexa to Google and social media.
techxplore.com
'Sense of urgency', as top tech players seek AI ethical rules
2 min read · From 2019 · Top players in global tech companies kicked off work Monday to draw up global ethical standards related to data and artificial intelligence, with Microsoft's president voicing a "sense of urgency".
Guardian US
Pentagon seeks 'ethicist' to oversee military artificial intelligence
3 min read · From 2019 · General says ‘We are thinking deeply about the ethical, safe and lawful use of AI’ as US seeks to catch up with China’s early lead
WIRED
Elon Musk: Humanity Is a Kind of 'Biological Boot Loader' for AI
3 min read · From 2019 · AI is outpacing our ability to understand it, says the Tesla CEO. It will open a new chapter for society, replies the Alibaba cofounder.
Quanta Magazine
The Anthropologist of Artificial Intelligence
3 min read · From 2019 · Iyad Rahwan’s radical idea: The best way to understand algorithms is to observe their behavior in the wild.
Fast Company
Seven very simple steps to design more ethical AI
4 min read · From 2019 · Users must be empowered, not overpowered, by technology. The only way to stop questionable AI from collecting and using personal data is to design it with the end user in mind.
VICE
Racial Bias in AI Isn’t Getting Better and Neither Are Researchers’ Excuses
5 min read · From 2019 · Another machine learning algorithm has failed to work for people of color. What is it going to take for this to stop?
WIRED
High-Stakes AI Decisions Need to Be Automatically Audited
4 min read · From 2019 · Opinion: The current standard for evaluating AI is insufficient. AI systems should be instantly interrogated for bias by a third party.
MIT Sloan Management Review
What Does an AI Ethicist Do?
6 min read · From 2019 · Tim O’Brien explains his role as Microsoft’s first full-time manager for AI policy and ethics.
Towards Data Science
Yuval Noah Harari and Fei-Fei Li on Artificial Intelligence: Four Questions that Impact All of Us
~14 min read · From 2019 · Four Questions that Impact Each of Us
edgy.app
The Danger of Bias in an Al Tech Based Society
8 min read · From 2019 · Today, decisions that other humans used to make are being thrust into the hands of mathematical models. Currently, algorithms are used to make life-altering financial and legal decisions like who gets…
ZORA
A.I. Is Not as Advanced as You Might Think
6 min read · From 2019 · It starts with the systems it was built off of
