Here are links to AI ethics resources I mentioned:
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 30, 2019
Markkula Center Tech Ethics Toolkit https://t.co/lPqJVQ0GGc
Data: Past, Present, & Future course at Columbia https://t.co/UxURA90DEc
Over 200 Tech Ethics Syllabi https://t.co/pK7fkDryvp
My blog posts https://t.co/ThSz3bFzVS
These quotes are all from "Better, Nicer, Clearer, Fairer: A Critical Assessment of the Movement for Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning" by @Greene_DM @annaeveryday @luke_stark which I recommend reading in fullhttps://t.co/himID9rQMU
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 28, 2019
Code comes from people. It impacts people. The people who are contributing impact who else contributes in the future. If you don't see why accepting a PR from Hitler is about more than code, then you're missing so, so much.
— Mara Averick (@dataandme) August 27, 2019
Technology isn't neutral. https://t.co/OpRlHbDPS8
Claiming to use "AI" can lend undeserved credibility to companies with questionable ethics. Here's how you can critically evaluate those claims. https://t.co/Eb5EDryvbB
— Arvind Narayanan (@random_walker) August 24, 2019
-Watch out for buzzword salad
-Interrogate the input data
-Check for known downsides of AI, including privacy.
I highly recommend reading this paper in its entirety: "The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work", by Phillip Rogaway. While the topic is cryptography, it is very applicable to anyone working in tech. https://t.co/oQs5bNr9lW pic.twitter.com/6FQj0VEBcu
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 23, 2019
How on earth did @imperialcollege manage to get involved with this? pic.twitter.com/j3Am0yKv5E
— hardmaru (@hardmaru) August 22, 2019
And now Microsoft again—Xbox this time https://t.co/VB62WKMcqr
— Arvind Narayanan (@random_walker) August 21, 2019
Sending users' private voice clips to low-wage contractors for repetitive tasks is both ethically dubious and technically problematic. Once the data leaves company servers, there's no way to prevent further leaks. https://t.co/290gNOQHPw
In the USA, housing discrimination has a long and vile history. Vast housing discrimination continues today, albeit often in subtler form. A new HUD rule would effectively encourage discrimination by algorithm. @aselbst https://t.co/1AilO1y5AH pic.twitter.com/kbYHGVTyz4
— Rachel Thomas (@math_rachel) August 19, 2019
Biased algorithms often bypass current anti-discrimination law with impunity. HUD is trying to make it official for housing algorithms. https://t.co/2ZZ9ER4VQA
— Cathy O'Neil (@mathbabedotorg) August 19, 2019
Amen. "The current approach—in which an algorithm tries to recommend the most engaging videos without worrying about whether they're any good—has got to go." https://t.co/PRxxYCnuHU
— David Smith (@revodavid) August 13, 2019
This blew my mind: YouTube (and Google) divert users who search basic health terms to conspiracy videos that told them to fear vaccines & their doctors
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) August 12, 2019
Experts and fomer govt officials told us that "Dr. YouTube" is driving MULTIPLE public health crises, including Zika resurgence
Now live: Our monthslong project on YouTube radicalization.
— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) August 12, 2019
As YouTube diverts more and more users down far-right rabbitholes, could its algorithm, in a way, radicalize an entire society?
To find out, we went to YouTube's 2nd-largest market: Brazil. https://t.co/0jFXQBPBN8
