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Ethics

On Aug 18, 2020
@FLIxrisk shared
On this episode of the AI Alignment Podcast, Peter Railton joins us to discuss the potential role of moral learning and moral epistemology in AI systems, as well as his views on metaethics. https://t.co/qXBc4UAV2R
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Peter Railton on Moral Learning and Metaethics in AI Systems

Peter Railton on Moral Learning and Metaethics in AI Systems

In this episode of the AI Alignment Podcast, Peter Railton joins us to discuss the potential role of moral learning and moral epistemology in AI systems, as well as his views on metaethics.

On Aug 18, 2020
@mtlaiethics shared
RT @RyanKhurana: My latest for @mtlaiethics on the shifting needs of responsible AI work. In order to be adopted with the right intention, attention needs to be paid on the character of those building and deploying AI systems. https://t.co/r2e4GvrS2p
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Virtues Not Principles

Virtues Not Principles

There has been a recent explosion of interest in the field of Responsible Artificial Intelligence (aka AI Ethics). It is well understood that AI is having (and will continue to have) ...

On Aug 17, 2020
@RobMcCargow shared
The A-level results injustice shows why algorithms are never neutral—Statistical models reflect racial, gender and class inequalities and replicate them as data patterns | via @NewStatesman #ResponsibleAI #ALevelProtests https://t.co/l5Z0axQmQq
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The A-level results injustice shows why algorithms are never neutral

The A-level results injustice shows why algorithms are never neutral

“All models are wrong,” statisticians like to remind us, following an aphorism coined (most likely) by British statistician George Box in 1976, “… but some are useful”. Of course, ...

On Aug 21, 2020
@benbyford shared
RT @MiaD: Join us on Thursday, August 27 for an inspiring day of 20+ sessions w/ discussions, lightning talks on the current state of diversity + ethics in AI and take meaningful action for progress #WAIE2020 (2/x) #WomeninAIEthics #100BrilliantWomeninAIEthics https://t.co/08wklN4Ul8 https://t.co/AQd46IvkAH
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Organizer of Women in AI Ethics Annual Event – 2020

Organizer of Women in AI Ethics Annual Event – 2020

Join us for an inspiring day with brilliant women and allies around the world to discuss the current state of Diversity + Ethics in AI.

On Aug 18, 2020
@SamHarrisOrg shared
Conversation, Not War: A Review of “Making Sense” by Sam Harris https://t.co/15m0NzSNEW via @areomagazine
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Conversation, Not War: A Review of “Making Sense” by Sam Harris

Conversation, Not War: A Review of “Making Sense” by Sam Harris

In July, Sam Harris had a bad-tempered Twitter exchange with geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden over her criticism of Harris for having hosted Charles Murray on his podcast Making Sense. ...

On Aug 21, 2020
@gleonhard shared
Fashion’s digital transformation: Now or never https://t.co/WYAkTateW9
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About the author(s)

About the author(s)

Some companies won’t survive the current crisis; others will emerge better positioned for the future. Much will depend on fashion’s digital transformation.

On Aug 18, 2020
@RickKing16 shared
RT @vr_sam: 44 must read #AR #VR books list by @TheHappyLass : https://t.co/ZcLRXN52w5
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Turning the pages of reality with these 44 VR books

Turning the pages of reality with these 44 VR books

Whether you’re looking to discover, define, develop or deliver virtual reality this list is for you. Sometimes searching for a decent book that relates to virtual reality can be tricky. The ...

On Aug 19, 2020
@Floridi shared
RT @michaelzimmer: "'The dearest of our possessions': Applying Floridi's information privacy concept in models of information behavior and information literacy" by David Bawden (@david_bawden) & Lyn Robinson (@lynrobinson) reflects on building privacy into LIS models https://t.co/hYs7XN2rUf 4/11 https://t.co/X6sattqU2s
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“The dearest of our possessions”: Applying Floridi's information privacy concept in models of information behavior and information literacy

“The dearest of our possessions”: Applying Floridi's information privacy concept in models of information behavior and information literacy

This conceptual article argues for the value of an approach to privacy in the digital information environment informed by Luciano Floridi's philosophy of information and information ethics. ...