Top news of the week: 07.06.2020.

Psychology, Computer vision, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Ethics, Human

Ethics

On Jun 5, 2020
@wimlds shared
RT @samcharrington: 🔥 We just published "Ethics, Bias and Fairness in AI: A TWIML Playlist." Featuring convos w @benzevgreen @5harad @Abebab @timnitGebru @slbird @karen_ec_levy & @hannawallach Plus @kharijohnson's TWIMLcon panel w @math_rachel @PariAIML Guillaume SJ. https://t.co/I83VrA1BYJ
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Ethics, Bias, and Fairness in AI – A TWIML Playlist

Ethics, Bias, and Fairness in AI – A TWIML Playlist

In a message last week, I addressed the recent death of George Floyd, the protests, and the future we are working towards. While we all have a responsibility to engage in the fight against ...

On Jun 4, 2020
@wimlds shared
RT @RadicalAIPod: How do we respond to systemic racism? How do we engage with diversity and representation without reducing efforts to branding and lip service? We welcome Dr Timnit Gebru @timnitGebru to the show and are so grateful for her witness and wisdom in these times https://t.co/Bqd6jfRlJE
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Confronting Our Reality: Racial Representation and Systemic Transformation with Dr. Timnit Gebru The Radical AI Podcast

Confronting Our Reality: Racial Representation and Systemic Transformation with Dr. Timnit Gebru The Radical AI Podcast

‎Show The Radical AI Podcast, Ep Confronting Our Reality: Racial Representation and Systemic Transformation with Dr. Timnit Gebru - Jun 2, 2020

On Jun 3, 2020
@RobMcCargow shared
The impact of #AI in a transformed world | by @CharlieMuirhead for @CityAM #CogX2020 https://t.co/W93FVvEKZJ
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The impact of AI in a transformed world

The impact of AI in a transformed world

Artificial intelligence has entered the mainstream and the fourth industrial revolution is continuing apace, leading sceptics to question what this

On Jun 5, 2020
@LeverhulmeCFI shared
CNBC features AI Cross-cultural Collaboration work with @jesswhittles and Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh https://t.co/j3TDYVOXkU
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Academics call on nations to work together on A.I. and ensure it benefits all of humanity

Academics call on nations to work together on A.I. and ensure it benefits all of humanity

Researchers in Cambridge and Beijing are calling on nations to work together on artificial intelligence (AI) and ensure that it benefits all of humanity.

On Jun 2, 2020
@oiioxford shared
“Privacy really has to be at the centre of the conversations we have about back-to-work technologies." says @ginasue in @ComputerWeekly https://t.co/dRjoeAg4D7
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Employees must be consulted on technologies monitoring the return to work

Employees must be consulted on technologies monitoring the return to work

Experts say the workforce must be ‘in the room’ and given a meaningful say about technologies introduced to monitor their return to work following the Covid-19 pandemic.

On Jun 3, 2020
@SamHarrisOrg shared
RT @FLIxrisk: In this episode of the Future of Life Institute Podcast, @SamHarrisOrg joins us to discuss global priorities, the ethics surrounding them, and what we can do to address them. https://t.co/tCFIpV2pCL
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FLI Podcast: On Global Priorities, Existential Risk, and What Matters Most with Sam Harris

FLI Podcast: On Global Priorities, Existential Risk, and What Matters Most with Sam Harris

Sam Harris joins the FLI Podcast to discuss global priorities, the ethics surrounding them, and what we can do to address them.

On Jun 5, 2020
@CSERCambridge shared
RT @JessicaH_Newman: I wrote this prior to the killing of George Floyd, but during these times of injustice & unrest, it is even more important that we avoid the trap of adopting technological solutions that cause more problems than they solve #AIpolitics https://t.co/9pOGzEnJsV
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Pandemic is showing us we need safe and ethical AI more than ever

Pandemic is showing us we need safe and ethical AI more than ever

It’s the perfect time to invest in new practices for accountability and oversight.

On Jun 3, 2020
@FLIxrisk shared
FLI's mission is to ensure that technology makes our collective future better, not worse. That includes opposing the use of algorithms and any other technologies that perpetuate racism and violence. Racism has no place in our vision for the future. https://t.co/ZC5Xaz1lY5
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Microsoft researchers say NLP bias studies must consider role of social hierarchies like racism

Microsoft researchers say NLP bias studies must consider role of social hierarchies like racism

Microsoft AI researchers say NLP bias researchers should consider language's role in maintaining unjust social systems and explain who bias harms and how.