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 264, 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
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
MIT Technology Review
This is how AI bias really happens—and why it’s so hard to fix
10 min · · Bias can creep in at many stages of the deep-learning process, and the standard practices in computer science aren’t designed to detect it. · Shared by 217, including Dave Nussbaum, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Hendrik Dietrich, Vikram Dutt, Tom Connor, Charles Baldwin, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Michael Carroll, Andreas Staub, Dominik Grolimund, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Thomas Power, Carly, Mila D'Antonio, Bernard Furiatti, Antonio Vieira Santos
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
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
Fast Company
Everyone’s talking about ethics in AI. Here’s what they’re missing
7 min · · The rush toward ethical AI is leaving many of us behind. · Shared by 138, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Thomas Power, Cyrill Schmid, Dominik Grolimund, Bertrand Maltaverne, Michael Grupe, Steve Tunstall, Dr. Anna Jobin (also on Mastodon)
The New York Times
Artificial Intelligence’s White Guy Problem
6 min · · Our world is increasingly shaped by biased algorithms that have been built with little oversight. · Shared by 135, including Dominik Grolimund, Data Science Renee, Gideonro, Ryan Boren, Jane, Clemens M. Schuster, Daniel Jörg, Thomas Euler, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Lluís Codina, William El Kaim, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Luca Like, Dom Zuend, Alex Barrera, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦
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 128, 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
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
The Next Big Privacy Hurdle? Teaching AI to Forget
6 min · · Opinion: The inability to forget doesn’t only impact personal privacy—it could also lead to real problems for our global security. · Shared by 99, including Andreas Staub, Dominik Grolimund, Grégoire Japiot 🌻, Sam DeZerga, Katja Evertz, Antonio Vieira Santos, Michael Grupe, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Thomas Power, Yvette Dubel, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Backchannel, Mark Kaigwa, Niklaus Gerber
Towards Data Science
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI Ethics
8 min · · A 3-part series exploring ethics issues in Artificial Intelligence · Shared by 70, including Andreas Staub, Dominik Grolimund, Phillip Murphy, Dr. Anna Jobin (also on Mastodon)
WIRED
The Real Reason Tech Struggles With Algorithmic Bias
5 min · · Opinion: Humans train the machine-learning and AI systems at Facebook, Google, and Twitter to filter out bias. The problem: they don't know what they're looking for. · Shared by 64, including Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Jane, Backchannel, Dominik Grolimund, Mark Kaigwa, fernand0, luis antónio santos, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Oscar MacDonald, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️
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
MIT Technology Review
How we might protect ourselves from malicious AI
4 min · · New research could make deep-learning models much harder to manipulate in harmful ways. · Shared by 45, including يونس بن عمارة, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Dave Capuano, Dominik Grolimund
The Verge
AI systems should be accountable, explainable, and unbiased, says EU
3 min · · AI technologies should be accountable, explainable, and unbiased, says EU. · Shared by 43, including Builtvisible, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Howard Getson, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Dominik Grolimund, Gerd Leonhard