Category: 2021

When Good Algorithms Go Sexist: Why and How to Advance AI Gender Equity

Apple, Credit Score, Feminist Data Practices, Gender Bias, Underrepresented Communities

Author: Genevieve Smith, Ishita Rustagi; Publisher: Stanford Social Innovation Review; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses the effect of gender bias in data science. A very interesting example is the credit lines and credit…
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No Trust, No Data – How Digital Development Depends on Ethics

COVID-19, Danish Data Ethics Council, Data Privacy, Data Security, Data Storage, Denmark, Political Accountability, Transparency

Author: Frederik Weiergang Larsen, Ninni Gustavsen. Publisher: UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab Publication Year: 2021 Summary: The following article is primarily regarding data ethics in Denmark, but its principles are generalizable for all data professionals. When…
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Reducing Valuation Bias by Addressing Appraiser and Property Valuation Commentary

Appraisal, Automated Valuation Models, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Neighborhood Description, Racial Bias

Author: N/A; Publisher: Federal Housing Finance Agency; Publication Year: 2021. The following document is a commentary by the Federal Housing Finance Agency about the use of automated appraisal of houses through Automated Valuation Models (AVM’s).…
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How Health Systems Implement Ethical Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Intelligence, Decision-Making, Health Disparities, World Health Organization

Author: Erin McNemar; Publisher: Health IT Analytics; Publication Year: 2021. The following article talks about the implementation of ethical artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The World Health Organization (WHO) has come up with 6 principles…
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Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Research and Development: A Dual Advantage for Sustainability

Artificial Intelligence, Chemistry Research, Research & Development, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials

Author: Erik Hermann, Gunter Hermann, Jean-Christophe Tremblay; Publisher: Springer Link; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly common in chemistry research, and it has a lot of potentials…
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AI & Bioterrorism: An Overview of the Ethical Risks Involved

Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Biological Data, Bioterrorism, Data Collection, Data Mining

Author: Tristesse Erasmus; Publisher: Stellenbosch University; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is many times known as a dual-sided sword, sometimes being beneficial, and other times being catastrophic. As the…
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On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?

Environmental Costs, Financial Costs, Large Language Model Development, Stereotyping

Author: Emily Bender, Timnit Gebru, Angelina McMillan-Major, Shmargaret Shmitchell; Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library; Publication Year: 2021. The following article enumerates the costs and risks associated with contemporary large language model development.…
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Survey XII: What Is the Future of Ethical AI Design?

Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Data Privacy, Sustainability, Transparency

Author: Elon University; Publisher: Pew Research Center; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses the current public opinion of ethics in artificial intelligence (AI) and where we’re headed. They conducted a survey in 2021 which…
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ICE Doubles Down On Controversial Facial Recognition Technology

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Biometric Data, Clearview, Facial Recognition Systems, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Surveillance, Transparency

Author: Eloise Goldsmith; Publisher: Who What Why; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how Clearview artificial intelligence (AI) has a database with up to 10 billion faces and has biometric identifiers as well. U.S.…
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