After a year of heavy scrutiny and seemingly endless controversy around artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies, the field’s most prestigious conference has tried to set a good example. For the first time, the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) meeting, which took place completely online…
Dowe trust humans more than we trust machines? If so, why, and who is responsible for artificial intelligence (AI) outcomes? Professor César Hidalgo is asking some of the most provocative ethical and philosophical questions of the digital age. As intelligent machines permeate our decision…
Ensuring fairness and safety in artificial intelligence(AI) applications is considered by many the biggest challenge in the space. As AI systems match or surpass human intelligence in many areas, it is essential that we establish a guideline to align this new form…
In a year that has seen decades’ worth of global shocks, bad news, and scandals squeezed into 12 excruciatingly long months, the summer already feels like a distant memory. In August 2020, the world was in the throes of a major social…
Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are facing increased scrutiny due to their aptitude for amplifying both good and bad decisions. More specifically, for their propensity to expose and heighten existing societal biases and inequalities. It is only right, then, that discussions of ethics…
AI is becoming ubiquitous. More and more critical decisions are automated through machine learning models, determining the future of a business or making life-altering decisions for real people. The number of critical touch points is growing exponentially with the adoption of AI….
As facial-recognition systems grow more common in society, researchers and activists have pushed back against their spread. They’re worried by the technology’s inaccuracies and how it is used, and they have concerns about the ethics of some research in this area. This year, Nature collected the views of 480…
The Defense Department is focused on implementing its ethics principles for artificial intelligence, especially when it comes to health-related data. But tech experts warn against conflating ethics as just another compliance checklist. Jane Pinelis, who leads test, evaluation, and assessment for the…
After two or three years researching and consulting this burgeoning field, it seems appropriate to compile what I’ve found so far. This article (actually, it’s in two parts) is more of an op-ed than a typical article. Over time, I de-emphasized ethics…
You may not realize it, but artificial intelligence (AI) is already enhancing our lives in a multitude of ways. AI systems already man our call centers, drive our cars, and take orders through kiosks at local fast food restaurants. In the days ahead, AI…
