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Ethics

On Jun 25, 2020
@LeverhulmeCFI shared
RT @jesswhittles: I did an interview with the MIT @techreview about the limitations of AI ethics, how COVID-19 has made these limitations both more stark and more pressing, and what we need to get right if we're going to be able to use AI to help avert crises in future: https://t.co/3gqcoN0SOg
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If AI is going to help us in a crisis, we need a new kind of ethics

If AI is going to help us in a crisis, we need a new kind of ethics

Jess Whittlestone at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge and her colleagues published a comment piece in Nature Machine Intelligence this ...

On Jun 27, 2020
@PKathrani shared
AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards https://t.co/2lvX6Dn11a via @qz
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AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards

AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards

For the first time, major AI conferences including NeurIPS and EMNLP are forcing computer scientists to think about the consequences of their work.

On Jun 25, 2020
@mtlaiethics shared
RT @atg_abhishek: Check out the STATE OF #AI #ETHICS JUNE 2020 report #responsibleAI The team at @mtlaiethics - Allison, @CamLante @ErickGalinkin @MariannaBergama @ChiefMoAkif @renjie @taniadegasperis @victoria_heath7 have put in many hours to make it happen! #EthicalAI https://t.co/WUjVjzD4ma https://t.co/EaUQyRlNfB
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The State of AI Ethics Report (June 2020)

The State of AI Ethics Report (June 2020)

Full report in PDF formDownload These past few months have been especially challenging, and the deployment of technology in ways hitherto untested at an unrivaled pace has left the internet ...

On Jun 23, 2020
@katecrawford shared
You *cannot* predict criminality from biometric data. Such an important, beautifully argued letter - may it travel far! Congrats to @theodorajewell @chels_bar @ethicsoftech @bethmsemel @SonjaSolomun and all who made this happen. https://t.co/0Zy43S7i76
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Abolish the #TechToPrisonPipeline

Abolish the #TechToPrisonPipeline

Crime-prediction technology reproduces injustices & causes real harm

On Jun 25, 2020
@wimlds shared
RT @scifri: In this SciFri Extra, sociologist Ruha Benjamin (@ruha9) and AI researcher Deborah Raji (@rajiinio) continue our conversation about how to pragmatically move forward to build artificial intelligence technology that takes racial justice into account. https://t.co/63j3qCPBNq
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SciFri Extra: A Pragmatic Wishlist For AI Ethics

SciFri Extra: A Pragmatic Wishlist For AI Ethics

Two researchers discuss why slowing down and increasing scrutiny are key to removing racial bias in how artificial intelligence is both built and used. 

On Jun 23, 2020
@medialab shared
RT @techreview: “This is why we keep seeing race science emerging time and again," writes a research scientist at MIT and a coauthor of an open letter to scientific publisher Springer Nature. "It’s because publishers publish it." https://t.co/00u4DWQvMB
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AI researchers say scientific publishers help perpetuate racist algorithms

AI researchers say scientific publishers help perpetuate racist algorithms

The news: An open letter from a growing coalition of AI researchers is calling out scientific publisher Springer Nature for a conference paper it originally planned to include in its ...

On Jun 26, 2020
@techreview shared
RT @EthanZ: CATLab and @natematias are doing terrific research on how online spaces can use data and experiments to improve their self government. Exciting new work on reducing harassment on Reddit: https://t.co/dDsONpIz9h
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Study Results: Reducing the Silencing Role of Harassment in Online Feminism Discussions

Study Results: Reducing the Silencing Role of Harassment in Online Feminism Discussions

This new study on reddit found effective ways to reduce the silencing role of disruptions to online feminism groups.

On Jun 24, 2020
@math_rachel shared
RT @jeremyphoward: We've been blown away by the amazing comments from reviewers for *Deep Learning for Coders*. Google's Peter Norvig, an amazing researcher and writer, said it's "one of the best sources for a programmer to become proficient in deep learning." https://t.co/Uy3cZLkuwa https://t.co/2jp2JCTAm3
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Deep Learning for Coders with fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhD

Deep Learning for Coders with fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhD

Deep Learning for Coders with fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhD [Howard, Jeremy, Gugger, Sylvain] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Deep Learning for ...