At a 2020 meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Salesforce founder Marc Benioff declared that “capitalism as we have known it is dead.” In its place now is stakeholder capitalism, a form of capitalism that has been spearheaded by Klaus Schwab, founder of…
A new whitepaper coauthored by researchers at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence examines the ethics of AI in surgery, making the case that surgery and AI carry similar expectations but diverge with respect to ethical understanding. Surgeons are faced with moral and ethical dilemmas…
EU trade policy should carve out space for the regulation of ethical and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) in future trade talks. This is the finding of a new study by researchers from the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Institute for Information Law. The…
In almost every industry, artificial intelligence (AI) is on the fast track to outpacing human endeavor. Machine learning technologies are already better than the average person at gaming, creating content and even building AI, and it appears they are only going from strength…
TOKYO — Artificial intelligence, like other forms of technology, reflects the culture and values of the people who create it and those who provide the data frameworks upon which it is built. AI technology developed in different countries or organizations may thus…
Five years ago, Microsoft released its infamous bot, Tay, into the world of Twitter. Tay used a machine learning algorithm to learn from interactions on the platform, to then echo novel responses back based on that learning. Within short time it became…
With AI being incorporated within ever-more complex and critical systems that range from managing our power infrastructure to the diagnosis of life-threatening illnesses, greater regulatory oversight and good governance of the technology is more important than ever. Progressing one step beyond mandated…
The apple might be the forbidden fruit that caused Adam and Eve to crash out of the garden of paradise, but for digital ethicists like myself – we learn to beware of watermelons. A watermelon has a beautiful green shell, which when…
AI researchers often say good machine learning is really more art than science. The same could be said for effective public relations. Selecting the right words to strike a positive tone or reframe the conversation about AI is a delicate task: done well, it…
Though artificial intelligence is changing how businesses work, there are concerns about how it may influence our lives. This is not just an academic or a societal concern but a reputational risk for companies, no company wants to be marred with data…
