Bias, understood to be an inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair, is rife in AI and ML. In fact, algorithmic bias in AI systems can take varied forms such as gender bias, racial…
As Jenny Davis, sociologist and keynote speaker of the 2022 ICLR conference pointed out, technologies are social, political and power infused. This is the starting point and core issue of a growing research topic: ethics in technology. Because technologies reflect and shape norms, values and…
The topic of bias gains currency each day. As AI becomes more pervasive, we’re seeing more examples of how AI delivers value but also can spread harm through bias inherent in the data sets that businesses use to train AI applications. And…
The first computer algorithm is said to have been written in the early 1840s, for the prototype of the Analytical Engine. The name of the programmer? Ada Lovelace, a mathematician dubbed a “female genius” in her posthumous biography. As the field of computing…
Twitter has admitted it amplifies more tweets from rightwing politicians and news outlets than content from leftwing sources. The social media platform examined tweets from elected officials in seven countries – the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and Japan. It also…
Not quite a doomsday scenario, but a pretty dire situation all the same, is it not? Artificial intelligence (AI) was hailed as the solution to data and automation woes, the savior for those seeking accurate and error-free output of data or other…
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the launch of an initiative aimed at ensuring that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology-driven tools utilized in hiring and other employment decisions complies with anti-discrimination laws….
A group of biometrics researchers in Spain say they have come up with a new, more efficient way to detect biased gender-detection models among facial recognition algorithms. They studied the way unintended bias affects how algorithms learn, which ultimately controls performance, rather…
For years, computer scientists have warned of the perils artificial intelligence (AI) poses in the future, and not just in the sensational terms of machines overthrowing humanity, but in far more insidious ways too. While this cutting-edge technology is capable of wondrous breakthroughs, researchers have also…
This is the 2nd part of a series on ML Bias by Serhii Pospielov, AI practice lead, Exadel. While part one focused on what bias in machine learning is and where we can spot it, this article discusses reducing bias in ML and reinforcing…
