Tag: Discrimination

Fellowship Recipient Uses Data Science to Fight for LGBTQ Rights

Advocacy, Data Extraction, Discrimination, LGBTQIA+, Natural Language Processing Technology

Author: N/A; Publisher: Berkeley School of Information; Publication Year: 2019. The following article talks about how one student is using data science to better the world. Master of Information and Data Science student and 2019…
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DAIR Research Institute

AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination, Google

Author: Timnit Gebru; Publisher: DAIR Research Institute; Publication Year: N/A. The following website features an interdisciplinary and globally distributed artificial intelligence (AI) research institute that was founded by Timnit Gebru who was fired by Google…
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Data Ethics: the Bridge to Better Banking

Consent, Customer Trust, Data Collection, Discrimination

Author: Tim Sheehan; Publisher: GWI; Publication Year: N/A. The following article discusses how banks are starting to change the way they do business due to so much data being available. But the banking companies do…
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How the Responsible Use of AI can Create Safer Online Spaces

Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination, Human Bias, Inbuilt Prejudices, Training Data

Author: Steve Durbin; Publisher: World Economic Forum; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how although artificial intelligence (AI) promises to improve and streamline business operations and everyday life, there are proportional increasing concerns about…
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New AI Can Guess Whether You’re Gay or Straight from a Photograph

Artificial Intelligence, Consent, Discrimination, Harassment, LGBTQIA+, Privacy Violation

Author: Sam Levin; Publisher: The Guardian; Publication Year: 2017. The following article discusses how an artificial intelligence, developed by Stanford University, was used to guess people’s sexualities based on photos of their faces. The algorithm…
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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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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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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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10 Big Data Analytics Privacy Problems

Accountability, Anonymity, Data Masking, Discrimination, E-Discovery, Inaccurate Data, Misinterpretations, Privacy Breaches, Privacy Risks, Responsibility, Security

Author: Rebecca Herold; Publisher: SecureWorld; Publication Year: 2014. The following article discusses how 10 of the most significant privacy risks are: 1). Privacy breaches and embarrassments; 2). Anonymization become impossible; 3). Insufficient data masking; 4).…
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