Tag: Machine Learning

Justice for “Data Janitors”

Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Data Cleaning, Displaced Work, Machine Learning, Mechanical Turk, Training Data

Author: Lilly Irani; Publisher: Public Books; Publication Year: 2015. The following article describes how when things in the technology world become automated, the work that is being “replaced” is not actually replaced, but displaced. For…
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DynamoFL Aims to Bring Privacy-Preserving AI to More Industries

DynamoFL, Federated Learning, Machine Learning, Malicious Actors, Sensitive Data, Training Data

Author: Kyle Wiggers; Publisher: TechCrunch+; Publication Year: 2022. The following article covers how federated learning allows machine learning (ML) models to be trained on sensitive data without having it housed on multiple different servers and/or…
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Big Data is Better Data

Big Data, Data Patterns, Data Trends, Information Storage, Machine Learning, Predictive Policing

Author: Kenneth Cukier; Publisher: TED; Publication Year: 2014. The following talk’s primary idea is that when you have more data, you can see patterns and trends than you would have if you had small amounts…
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Machine Learning, Data Governance, and Data Ethics

Algorithms, California Consumer Privacy Act, Data Governance Programs, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Machine Learning, Personal Information, Toronto Declaration

Author: Keith D. Foote; Publisher: Dataversity; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how in recent years, internet use has advanced very quickly, and unethical data use by internet businesses is rampant. This has led…
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AI is Sending People to Jail — and Getting it Wrong

Crime Information, Facial Recognition Systems, Law Enforcement, Machine Learning, Policing, Predictive Modeling, Underrepresented Individuals

Author: Karen Hao; Publisher: MIT Technology Review; Publication Year: 2019. The following resource is a must-read for anyone who wants to know how unethical and plain incorrect use of machine learning can severely impact underrepresented…
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Facebook’s Ad-Serving Algorithm Discriminates by Gender and Race

Advertisements, AI Bias, Algorithms, Discrimination, Facebook, Machine Learning

Author: Karen Hao; Publisher: MIT Technology Review; Publication Year: 2019. The following article describes how people may have seen personalized Facebook advertisements on their feed. As it turns out, that algorithm, based on machine learning,…
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Industry Best Practices for AI Governance

Machine Learning, Marginalized Groups, Materiality

Author: Joy Looney; Publisher: Data Iku; Publication Year: 2022. The following article lays out a framework for the ethical development of machine learning models. This framework contains concrete examples of actions that data scientists and…
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How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms

Algorithmic Bias, Coded Gaze, Discriminatory Practices, Facial Recognition Systems, Fairness, Machine Learning, Representation in Training Datasets

Author: Joy Buolamwini; Publisher: TED; Publication Year: N/A. The following speech discusses how algorithmic bias, or the “coded gaze,” can lead to discriminatory practices. Machine learning is being used for facial recognition but a lack…
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8 Types of Data Bias That Can Wreck Your Machine Learning Models

Biased Data, Discrimination, Machine Learning, Representation, Selection Bias, Systemic Bias, Underrepresented Datasets

Author: Joanna Kaminska; Publisher: Statice; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how it is important to know that while working with data there is a possibility that the data is biased; this is a…
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