Tag: Training Data

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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How to Promote Ethics in Data Science and Analytics

Ethical Constraints, Math, Training Data, Transparency

Author: Kirsten Hoogenakker Publisher: DataDrive Publication Year: 2021 Summary: The following article discusses how math has generally been thought of as a completely unbiased form of research. Numbers are numbers, how could they be biased?…
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Race, Technology, and Algorithmic Bias

Algorithmic Bias, Facial Recognition Systems, Racial Bias, Training Data

Author: Joy Buolamwini, Latanya Sweeney, and Darren Walker; Publisher: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University; Publication Year: 2019. The following video documents a conversation between Joy Buolamwini, Latanya Sweeney, and Darren Walker. Leading the…
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Human Bias in Machine Learning: How Well Do You Really Know Your Model?

Artificial Intelligence, Biased Data, Biased Results, Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations, Machine Learning, Objective Algorithm, Representation in Training Datasets, Training Data

Author: Jim Box, Elena Snavely, and Hiwot Tesfaye; Publisher: SAS Global Forum; Publication Year: 2022. The following paper discusses how it is a common consensus that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are going…
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At Google Cloud, A.I. Ethics Requires ‘Iced Tea’ and ‘Lemonaid’

Algorithms, Computer Vision, Google, Model Building, Training Data, Universal Algorithm

Author: Jeremy Kahn; Publisher: Fortune; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how in Google’s Cloud business, manufacturing customers desired using Google’s computer vision to search for and detect defects in their products on their…
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Amazon Scraps Secret AI Recruiting Tool that Showed Bias Against Women

Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Gender Bias, Hiring, Training Data

Author: Jeffrey Dastin; Publisher: Reuters; Publication Year: 2018. The following article discusses how being able to make the hiring process easier or less time-consuming is a goal for most major big companies. Some companies, like…
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AI can be Sexist and Racist — It’s Time to Make it Fair

Accuracy, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Cultural Bias, Ethnic Bias, Gender Bias, Training Data

Author: James Zou, Londa Schiebinger; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: 2018. The following article discusses different sources of bias, how to recognize the bias, and what to do about it. They bring up that a major…
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Getty Images Bans AI-Generated Content Over Fears of Legal Challenges

AI-Generated Images, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Data Usage, Getty Images, Training Data

Author: James Vincent; Publisher: The Verge; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how Getty Images has banned artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images from its website, citing concerns over the legality of such images. The company…
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