Category: Bias

A Beauty Contest was Judged by AI and the Robots Didn’t like Dark Skin

Artificial Intelligence, Beauty.AI, Human Beauty, Microsoft, Racial Bias, Representation in Training Datasets, Training Data, Youth Laboratories

Author: Sam Levin; Publisher: The Guardian; Publication Year: 2016. The following article discusses how in 2016, the first artificial intelligence (AI) judged beauty contest was conducted. The objective factors included facial symmetry and wrinkles. Beauty.AI,…
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Big Tech and Data Ethics

Algorithmic Injustice, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Discrimination, Machine Learning, Personal Data, Robotics, Surveillance, User Interface Design

Author: Sam Gilbert; Publisher: Bennett Institute of Public Policy, Cambridge; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses the following topics with respect big tech companies: privacy and surveillance; bias; discrimination; and injustice in algorithmic decisioning;…
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Gaps in Measuring and Mitigating Implicit Bias in Healthcare

Implicit Association Test, Unconscious Bias

Author: Sally Arif; Publisher: National Library of Medicine; Publication Year: 2021. The following article focusses on how recent studies have shown that healthcare providers hold unconscious bias through the use of the Implicit Association Test…
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Big Data Ethics: Weaving ethics into the fabric of Big Data

Advertisements, Big Data, Data Accessibility, Data Processing

Author: Sahana Rajan; Publisher: Suyati; Publication Year: 2015. The following article discusses how as big data becomes more common, what are the boundaries of data ethics? Intricate data processing can open up the possibility of…
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How Biased Are Our Algorithms?

Artificial Intelligence, Biased AI, Racial Bias

Author: Safiya Umoja Noble; Publisher: TEDx Talks; Publication Year: 2014. The following video initially discusses how the speaker is not the same skin tone as her white mother. She then goes into discussing the cultural…
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Big Data Ethics and 10 Controversial Data Science Experiments

Big Data, Discrimination, Location Tracking, Privacy Breach, Targeted Advertising, Transparency

Author: Sabrina Dominguez; Publisher: Data Science Dojo; Publication Year: 2018. In the following article, Sabrina Dominguez summarizes 10 controversial data science projects involving big data. She looks at these examples through a business lens, with…
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Locating ethics in data science: responsibility and accountability in global and distributed knowledge production systems

Accountability, Data Science, Ethical Implications, Participative Management, Responsibility

Author: Sabina Leonelli; Publisher: The Royal Society; Publication Year: 2016. The following article talks about the challenges produced in data science around the responsibilities and accountabilities of individuals in the industry. The author advocates a…
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Responsible AI: Data Science and Ethics with Dr. Rumman Chowdhury

Artificial Intelligence, Biased Data, Ethical Data Culture, Ethical Implementation, Fairness

Author: Rumman Chowdhury; Publisher: Accenture Technology; Publication Year: 2019. In the following video, Dr. Ruman Chowdury explains how “[artificial intelligence (AI)] is information about people meant to understand trends about human behavior.” There are 2…
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Legal and Human Rights Issues of AI: Gaps, Challenges and Vulnerabilities

Accountability, Algorithmic Transparency, Contestability, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Discrimination, Intellectual Property, Legal Personhood, Unfairness

Author: Rowena Rodrigues; Publisher: Journal of Responsible Technology; Publication Year: 2020. The following article looks at how ethical issues such as algorithmic transparency, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, unfairness, bias and discrimination, lack of contestability, legal personhood issues,…
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