Category: 2022
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California Sues Amazon, Alleging its Policies Cause Higher Prices Everywhere
Author: Alina Selyukh, Raquel Maria Dillon; Publisher: National Public Radio; Publication Year: 2022. The following article is an example of the ethical issue of transparency that is so often found in the field of Data…
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AI Ethics: A Guide to Ethical AI
Algorithms, Data Collection, Guidelines, Health Outcomes, Healthcare, Risk Assessments, Risk Audits, Transparency, ValuesAuthor: Alexandria Jacobson; Publisher: Builtin; Publication Year: 2022. The following article focuses on Apixio, an AI healthcare company that is focused on delivering actionable insights to improve health outcomes. Their AI ethics revolve around the…
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City Raises Concerns About ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Technology
Audio Data, Data Collection, Law, Law Enforcement, Location Data, People of Color, Police Activity, Portland, Portland City Council, ShotSpotterAuthor: Alex Zielinksi; Publisher: Portland Mercury; Publication Date: 2022. The following article discusses ShotSpotter, a technology implemented by cities that uses microphones placed on streetlights, telephone poles, or other tall structures to collect audio data.…
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Capitol Drops ‘Virtual Rapper’ FN Meka After Backlash Over Stereotypes
Artificial Intelligence, Black Issues, Capitol Music Group, Digital Blackface, FN Meka, Incarceration, Police Brutality, Robot Rapper, StereotypesAuthor: Alex Castro; Publisher: The New York Times; Publication Year: 2022. The following news article reports recent news regarding an artificial intelligence (AI) “robot rapper” named FN Meka. This rapper’s lyrics, chords, melody, tempo, and…
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Preventing Data Bias: Why Data Ethics Needs a Champion
Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Systems, Automation, Biased Data, Data Decision-Making, Propagating Bias, UpskillingAuthor: Alan Jacobson; Publisher: Digit News; Publication Year: 2022. The following article illustrates data’s profound impact on the world around us today. The author then states the power of automated data decision-making, such as artificial…
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Inequality in the Data Science Industry
Algorithms, Automation, Bias Avoidance, Gender Differences, Hard-Coded Racism, Malicious Actors, Recidivism Rates, Representation in Training Datasets, Weapons of Math DestructionAuthor: Aisulu Omar; Publisher: Towards Data Science; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how data scientists should be more cognizant of the role they play in organizations. Their skill set as a tool can…
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An Evaluation of the Job Landscape and Trends in AI Ethics
Artificial Intelligence, Demographic Bias, Geographic Bias, Job Landscape, Private Sector, StatisticsAuthor: Quentin J Louis, Joshua Walker, Katherine Lai, Victoria Matthews, Kitty Atwood, Susanna Raja, Ayomikun Bolaji; Publisher: Data Ethics 4 All; Publication Year: 2022. The following resource is an in-depth evaluation with three recommendations including…
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Automated Soccer Head Impact Exposure Tracking Using Video and Deep Learning
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data-Driven Algorithm, Moneyball, Sports Industry, Video Information, Video RecognitionAuthor: Ahmad Rezaei and Lyndia C. Wu; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: 2022. The following article is a practical and strong use case for AI-driven technologies in video recognition. This data-driven algorithm uses video information to…