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In a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers conclude that AI is a poor predictor of social outcomes like job loss.
Error rate for African American speech is nearly double that for others.
"I want the reckoning to not just be on the backs of the people who were most hurt by it."
On subjective data, why datasets should expire, & data sabotage.
It's hard to imagine going through a day right now without thinking about COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. You likely already know the basic fac
NeurIPS will now require AI researchers to state the impact their work has on society and disclose any financial conflict of interest.
A "secret no-release policy"
Momus Analytics' predictive scoring system is using race to grade potential jurors on vague qualities like "leadership" and "personal responsibility."
How hard will the robots make us work?
On "throw a computer at it!" discourse.
More companies are using automated job screening systems to vet candidates, forcing jobseekers to learn new and absurd tricks to have their résumés seen by a human.
Artificial intelligence won’t be very smart if computers don’t grasp cause and effect. That’s something even humans have trouble with.
Every day government decisions from bus routes to policing used to be based on limited information and human judgment. Check out our new database and join MuckRock in learning more about these uses.
The diverse forms of disability make it virtually impossible to detect adverse impact.
A Dutch court halted a program to identify people more likely to commit benefits fraud. Critics said it discriminated against immigrants and low-income residents.
This Article assesses recent efforts to encourage online platforms to use automated means to prevent the dissemination of unlawful online content before it is e
Because this worked SO WELL for Amazon.
The 'robot rights' debate, and its related question of 'robot responsibility', invokes some of the most polarized positions in AI ethics. While some advocate for granting robots rights on a par...