Category: 2022

Talking Ethical AI with Dream11’s Abhishek Ravi

Artificial Intelligence, Fantasy Sports

Author: Sri Krishna; Publisher: Analytics India Magazine; Publication Year: 2022. The following article features an interview with an ethically-centered founder regarding artificial intelligence (AI). The fantasy sports industry makes it a relatable topic and the…
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Why It’s So Damn Hard to Make AI Fair and Unbiased

Fairness, Statistics

Author: Sigal Samuel; Publisher: Vox; Publication Year: 2022. The following article introduced the idea of bias in a statistical sense and how bias is interpreted in society. This is an important distinction to recognize and…
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Capitol Records Drops ‘Offensive’ AI Rapper FN Meka After Outcry Over Racial Stereotyping

Factory Now, FN Meka, Racism

Author: Sian Cain; Publisher: The Guardian; Publication Year: 2022. In the following article, FN Meka highlights the importance of considering marginalized communities when making decisions involving data. FN Meka was immediately met with backlash by…
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Data Science Meets Law

Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Lawyer

Author: Shlomi Hod, Karni Chagal-Feferkorn, Niva Elkin-Koren, Avigdor Gal; Publisher: Communications of the ACM; Publication Year: 2022. The following article explains ways that data science is meeting the legal space and how lawyers are being…
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Twitter Whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko Testifies to Congress

Cybersecurity, Data Misuse, Twitter, Unethical Leadership, User Privacy, Whistle-Blowing

Author: Shannon Bond, Raquel Maria Dillon; Publisher: National Public Radio; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a recent Senate hearing in which Peiter Zatko, former head of security at Twitter, testified before Congress, bringing…
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Artificial Intelligence in Education: Addressing Ethical Challenges in K-12 Settings

Algorithms, Educational Outcomes, Human Bias, K-12, Systematic Bias

Author: Selin Akgun, Christine Greenhow; Publisher: AI and Ethics; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the current and proposed uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in promoting educational outcomes for K-12 students. It asserts that,…
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LexisNexis Sued by Immigration Advocates Over Data Practices

Aggregation, Consumer Privacy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, LexisNexis, Private Data, Protection Rights, Public Data, Surveillance

Author: Sebastian Klovig Skelton; Publisher: Computer Weekly; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how LexisNexis, a U.S. data broker, is being sued for allegedly violated consumer privacy and protection rights in Illinois. Essentially, they…
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How Open-Source Data Labeling Technology can Mitigate Bias

Human Bias, Labeling, Machine Learning, Modeling

Author: Sean Michael Kerner; Publisher: VentureBeat; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how when labeling data for modeling and machine learning, the person labeling the data can accidently introduce bias to the models. This…
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How Artificial Intelligence can Help Combat Systemic Racism

Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration, Facial Recognition Systems, Systemic Inequity, Systemic Racism

Author: Scott Murray; Publisher: MIT News; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how facial recognition algorithms have been known to be less accurate when detecting darker-skinned individuals, resulting in harmful bias and wrongful use.…
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