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 · From 2020 · 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… · Shared by 213, including AI, Katja Evertz, Tim, Gabriele, Dominik Grolimund, @salesforce #DF22 R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Marcus Borba, Iain Brown, PhD, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Nige Willson
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. · Shared by 160, including Marc R Gagné MAPP 🍁, Thomas Power, Backchannel, Terence Mills, Bertrand Maltaverne, Bernhard Huessy, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Sebastien Meunier, Merkstatt, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Lukas Biewald, Nige Willson, Dominik Grolimund, Andreas Staub, Ronald van Loon
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… · Shared by 64, including Evan Selinger, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Ines Bieler, Tim Harford, Howard Getson, Thomas Power, Bob E. Hayes, Stephan Woodtli, #DigitalHealth Futurist 👨💻, Brian T. Edwards, Dominik Grolimund
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. · Shared by 40, including Howard Getson, Thomas Power, Dominik Grolimund, Dean Anthony Gratton, Scott McLeod, M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu, Evan Selinger
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". · Shared by 37, including Thomas Power, Florian Hanke 🍎, Andreas Staub, Tamara McCleary, Dominik Grolimund, Terence Mills
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 · Shared by 106, including Rick King, Neira Jones, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Dominik Grolimund, Aníbal M. Astobiza, John Tasioulas, Merkstatt, Grzegorz Wapiński, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Iain Brown, PhD, Pippa Malmgren, Dean Anthony Gratton, Mike Tamir, PhD, Joanna J Bryson
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. · Shared by 250, including Tamara McCleary, 瑞拿頭, Remy Bataille, Ian M Calvert, Howard Getson, Dominik Grolimund, Pippa Malmgren, Backchannel, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Tauno, Merkstatt, Nige Willson, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth, Thomas “🐈🔭🕹” Fuchs, Debbie Meier ✍️⚖️, Elena Neira
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. · Shared by 137, including Daniel Boos, Brian Ahier, Ward Plunet, Deborah Blum, Thomas Power, Mike Tamir, PhD, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Dominik Grolimund, Matthias Lampe, Iain Brown, PhD, Oren Etzioni, Dean Anthony Gratton, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth, Anthony Hamelle, René Clausen Nielsen, Gregg Caruso, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Vaughan Bell, Jonathan Kogan
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. · Shared by 19, including Dominik Grolimund, Resh Sidhu, Marc R Gagné MAPP 🍁
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? · Shared by 17, including Nicolas Babin, Dominik Grolimund
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. · Shared by 63, including Yvette Dubel, Howard Getson, Backchannel, 瑞拿頭, Oren Etzioni, Jonathan Kogan, Dominik Grolimund, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Brian T. Edwards
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. · Shared by 52, including Debbie Meier ✍️⚖️, Oliver Christie, Howard Getson, Ronald Schmelzer, Merkstatt, Dominik Grolimund, MIT Press, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Kathleen Walch, Gerd Leonhard
Futurism
Terrifying AI matches DNA to facial recognition databases
1 min read · From 2019 · Shared by 26, including Dominik Grolimund, Charles Baldwin, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ
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 · Shared by 25, including Howard Getson, Dominik Grolimund
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… · Shared by 9, including Dominik Grolimund
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 · Shared by 33, including Katja Evertz, Dominik Grolimund, Bertrand Maltaverne
