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 · · 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 263, including AI, Katja Evertz, Tim, Gabriele, Dominik Grolimund, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Marcus Borba, Iain Brown, PhD, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Nige Roberts-Willson
WIRED
These Startups Are Building Tools to Keep an Eye on AI
2 min · · The software can help developers constrain their creations so they don't make bad decisions. · Shared by 159, including Marc R Gagné MAPP, Thomas Power, Backchannel, Terence Mills, Bertrand Maltaverne, Bernhard Huessy, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Nige Roberts-Willson, Sebastien Meunier, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Lukas Biewald, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dominik Grolimund, Andreas Staub, Ronald van Loon
nature
The global landscape of AI ethics guidelines
20+ min · · 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 127, 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 · · 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 · · 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
The Guardian
Pentagon seeks 'ethicist' to oversee military artificial intelligence
3 min · · 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@troet.cafe 📯, @grzewap@mastodon.social, 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 · · 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 251, including Tamara McCleary, 瑞拿頭, Remy Bataille, Ian M Calvert, Howard Getson, Dominik Grolimund, Nige Roberts-Willson, Backchannel, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Tauno, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Pippa Malmgren, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Thomas Fuchs , Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Elena Neira
Quanta Magazine
The Anthropologist of Artificial Intelligence
3 min · · Iyad Rahwan’s radical idea: The best way to understand algorithms is to observe their behavior in the wild. · Shared by 186, including Daniel Boos, Brian Ahier, Ward Plunet, Deborah Blum, Thomas Power, Mike Tamir, PhD, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Jonathan Kogan, Dominik Grolimund, Iain Brown, PhD, Oren Etzioni, Dean Anthony Gratton, AGI.Eth | MTL.Eth, Anthony Hamelle, Matthias Lampe, Gregg Caruso, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Vaughan Bell, René Clausen Nielsen
Fast Company
Seven very simple steps to design more ethical AI
4 min · · 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 20, 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 · · 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 · · 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, Dominik Grolimund, Jonathan Kogan, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Brian T. Edwards
MIT Sloan Management Review
What Does an AI Ethicist Do?
6 min · · Tim O’Brien explains his role as Microsoft’s first full-time manager for AI policy and ethics. · Shared by 53, including Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Oliver Christie, Howard Getson, Ronald Schmelzer, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Dominik Grolimund, MIT Press, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Kathleen Walch, Gerd Leonhard
Futurism
Terrifying AI matches DNA to facial recognition databases
1 min · · Shared by 27, 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 · · Four Questions that Impact Each of Us · Shared by 27, including Howard Getson, Dominik Grolimund
edgy.app
The Danger of Bias in an Al Tech Based Society
8 min · · 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 · · It starts with the systems it was built off of · Shared by 33, including Katja Evertz, Dominik Grolimund, Bertrand Maltaverne