Tag: Algorithms

Ethical and Legal Challenges of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Healthcare

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Bad Training Data, Biased AI, Patient Care

Author: Sara Gerke, Timo Minssen, and Glenn Cohen; Publisher: National Library of Medicine; Publication Year: 2020. The following article is dense, but its biggest takeaway is the impact of getting things wrong is extremely high…
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Can We Protect AI from Our Biases?

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Biased Algorithms, Biased Data, Criminal Justice System, Gender Bias, IBM, Tay, Training Data, Unbiased Algorithms, Unconscious Bias, Watson

Author: Robin Hauser; Publisher: TED; Publication Year: N/A. In the following talk, Robin Hauser talks about unconscious bias in artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. As part of producing her new movie about unconscious bias, she became…
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Preventing Harmful AI Bias With Fairness Through Awareness

AI Transparency, Algorithmic Accountability Act, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Act, European Union, Explainability, Fairness, Transparency

Author: Rik Chomko; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2022. The following article describes how, from an equity standpoint, artificial intelligence (AI) transparency is vital for preventing bias that has the potential to penalize protected classes or…
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Critics Raise Alarm Over Big Tech’s Most Powerful Tools

Algorithms, Dark Patterns, Google, Reinforcement Learning

Author: Richard Water; Publisher: Financial Times; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how big tech companies are using “Dark Patterns” in order to nudge their userbase into certain patterns of behavior. In a “race…
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The Ethical Questions That Haunt Facial-Recognition Research

Algorithms, China, Consent, Facial Recognition Systems, Surveillance

Author: Richard Van Noorden; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: 2020. In the following article, science journalist Richard Van Noorden discusses how facial recognition technology is being used for malicious purposes. The Chinese government has abused facial…
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Can Algorithms Reduce Inequality?

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration, Inequality, Policymakers

Author: Rediet Abebe; Publisher: TED; Publication Year: N/A. The following talk discusses how algorithms can be designed to reduce inequality by bringing in diverse groups of stakeholders. Collaboration between policymakers and algorithm designers can improve…
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The Real Reason to be Afraid of Artificial Intelligence

Accountability, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Biased Data, COMPAS Program, Machine Learning, Model Training, Robotics, Transparency

Author: Peter Haas; Publisher: TEDx Talks; Publication Year: 2017. The following article features Peter Haas, who actually works in robotics at Brown University, who is afraid of robots. The example of how to train a…
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Gender Bias, Inequality, Racial Bias

Author: Olga Akselrod; Publisher: ACLU; Publication Year: 2021. The following article presents a direct call to action to law makers to increase legislation to prevent against bias and discrimination in artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The…
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Big Data Phenotyping in Rare Diseases: Some Ethical Issues

Algorithms, Computational Phenotyping, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Personal Data

Author: Nina Hallowell, Michael Parker, Christoffer Nellåker; Publisher: Genetics in Medicine; Publication Year: 2018. The following article discusses how computational phenotyping (using machine learning algorithms [MLAs] to analyze photographic images) has improved healthcare experience for…
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