Tag: Algorithms
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Racial Bias in a Medical Algorithm Favors White Patients over Sicker Black Patients
Algorithmic Bias, Algorithms, Cultural Misunderstandings, Healthcare, Racial Bias, Racial Equity, Unconscious BiasAuthor: Carolyn Y. Johnson; Publisher: The Washington Post; Publication Year: 2019. The following article describes how algorithms are created with the intention of eliminating bias, such as racial bias, but there are variables that can…
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We Need to Close the Gender Data Gap By Including Women in Our Algorithms
Author: Caroline Criado Perez; Publisher: Time Magazine; Publication Year: 2020. The following article describes the way that so many aspects of our society is designed with men in mind instead of women. Examples of this…
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Biased Programmers? Or Biased Data? A Field Experiment in Operationalizing AI Ethics
Author: Bo Cowgill, Fabrizio Dell’Acqua, Samuel Deng, Daniel Hsu, Nakul Verma, Augustin Chaintreau; Publisher: Navigating the Broader Impacts of AI Research Workshop at the 34th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems; Publication Year: 2020. The…
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8 Ways to Ensure Your Companies AI is Ethical
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Collaboration, Machine Learning, Product Development, Release Framework, Responsible Tech, TransparencyAuthor: Barbara Cosgrove; Publisher: Workday; Publication Year: 2020. The following blog post gives technology companies 8 ways to incorporate ethical considerations into building their AI algorithms. 1). Define a common agreement about what AI ethics…
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Bad, biased, and unethical uses of AI
Admissions, Algorithms, Algorithms of Oppression, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection, Discrimination, Gender Bias, Hiring Software, LinkedIn, Medical School, Redlining, Transparency, UCLAAuthor: Anthony Macciola; Publisher: The Enterprisers Project; Publication Year: 2019. The following article provides 4 examples of bad, biased, or unethical uses of AI, as well as guidance for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) on how…
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How to Fight Discrimination in AI
Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination, Protected Classes, Unintentional DiscriminationAuthor: Andrew Burt; Publisher: Harvard Business Review; Publication Year: 2020. The following article describes how ensuring that your AI algorithm doesn’t unintentionally discriminate against particular groups is a complex undertaking. What makes it so difficult…
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Big Data Ethics
Algorithms, Big Data, Deindividualized, Group Identification, Individual Responsibility, Personally Identifiable Information, Power Distribution, Target Groups, Targeted Marketing, TransparencyAuthor: Andrej Zwitter; Publisher: SAGE Journals; Publication Year: 2014. The following article states two main reasons why ethical practices involving Big Data are increasingly becoming more important. Big Data is much more organic; since it…