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AI Ethics explores the potential concern with the AI revolution. Our reliance on AI will inevitably cause many ethical issues — affecting everyone, from small businesses utilizing AI to entrepreneurs developing the latest tech, and even public citizens.

Monthly report: February 2020

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 162 influencers like Rob McCargow and Paresh Kathrani, discussing hashtags such as #AI , #ResponsibleAI and #AIEthics.
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@j2bryson shared
On Mar 1, 2020
RT @jhimmelreich: The #moralmachine group is doubling down. What's the point of "crowdsourcing ethical opinion"? Oh right, technological change can't come fast enough: the risk is that "societal push-back will drastically slow down the adoption of intelligent machines". 1/n https://t.co/9zvLNH0lKx
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Crowdsourcing Moral Machines

A platform for creating a crowdsourced picture of human opinions on how machines should handle moral dilemmas.

@j2bryson shared
On Mar 1, 2020
RT @jhimmelreich: The #moralmachine group is doubling down. What's the point of "crowdsourcing ethical opinion"? Oh right, technological change can't come fast enough: the risk is that "societal push-back will drastically slow down the adoption of intelligent machines". 1/n https://t.co/9zvLNH0lKx
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Crowdsourcing Moral Machines

Crowdsourcing Moral Machines

A platform for creating a crowdsourced picture of human opinions on how machines should handle moral dilemmas.

@T_Minus30 shared
On Feb 18, 2020
RT @JKleijssen: Embarrassing to some but -as there is real potential for harm - an issue to be kept in mind when discussing a legal framework for #AI . The US already has draft legislation to ban child #sexrobots : #CREEPER Act . ⁦@COE4AI⁩ #HumanRights https://t.co/sCE2L5sF4z
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Sex robots may cause psychological damage

US researchers call for more regulation around the sale of sex robots with artificial intelligence.

@T_Minus30 shared
On Feb 18, 2020
RT @JKleijssen: Embarrassing to some but -as there is real potential for harm - an issue to be kept in mind when discussing a legal framework for #AI . The US already has draft legislation to ban child #sexrobots : #CREEPER Act . ⁦@COE4AI⁩ #HumanRights https://t.co/sCE2L5sF4z
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Sex robots may cause psychological damage

Sex robots may cause psychological damage

US researchers call for more regulation around the sale of sex robots with artificial intelligence.

@gleonhard shared
On Feb 15, 2020
Technology vs Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine – Gerd Leonhard https://t.co/U77WBHbfVg via @instapaper
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Technology vs Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine – Gerd Leonhard

A seminal discourse today involves evaluating the virtues and vicissitudes of what is being seen as brazen forays into the world of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. While egregious com…

@gleonhard shared
On Feb 15, 2020
Technology vs Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine – Gerd Leonhard https://t.co/U77WBHbfVg via @instapaper
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Technology vs Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine – Gerd Leonhard

Technology vs Humanity: The coming clash between man and machine – Gerd Leonhard

A seminal discourse today involves evaluating the virtues and vicissitudes of what is being seen as brazen forays into the world of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. While ...

@gleonhard shared
On Feb 14, 2020
Special sunglasses, license-plate dresses: How to be anonymous in the age of surveillance | The Seattle Times https://t.co/nttYrSLpVg
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Special sunglasses, license-plate dresses, Juggalo face paint: How to be anonymous in the age of surveillance

A fringe movement of privacy advocates are experimenting with clothes, makeup and accessories as a defense against some surveillance technologies. Some wearers desire to opt-out of “surveillance capitalism,” while others fear government invasion of privacy.

@gleonhard shared
On Feb 14, 2020
Special sunglasses, license-plate dresses: How to be anonymous in the age of surveillance | The Seattle Times https://t.co/nttYrSLpVg
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Special sunglasses, license-plate dresses, Juggalo face paint: How to be anonymous in the age of surveillance

Special sunglasses, license-plate dresses, Juggalo face paint: How to be anonymous in the age of surveillance

A fringe movement of privacy advocates are experimenting with clothes, makeup and accessories as a defense against some surveillance technologies. Some wearers desire to opt-out of ...

@AdaLovelaceInst shared
On Feb 17, 2020
What's the relationship between the future of #AI and collective intelligence? Our @carlykind_ speaking at @nesta_uk's 'Smater Data for Better AI' this morning, in a discussion building on their recent work 'The Future of Minds and Machines': https://t.co/rbiGEwe2hV
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The future of minds and machines: how artificial intelligence can enhance collective intelligence

The future of minds and machines: how artificial intelligence can enhance collective intelligence

@AdaLovelaceInst shared
On Feb 17, 2020
What's the relationship between the future of #AI and collective intelligence? Our @carlykind_ speaking at @nesta_uk's 'Smater Data for Better AI' this morning, in a discussion building on their recent work 'The Future of Minds and Machines': https://t.co/rbiGEwe2hV
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The future of minds and machines: how artificial intelligence can enhance collective intelligence

The future of minds and machines: how artificial intelligence can enhance collective intelligence

The future of minds and machines: how artificial intelligence can enhance collective intelligence

@RickKing16 shared
On Feb 17, 2020
Emotion #AI researchers say overblown claims give their work a bad name https://t.co/ZdaZvA8PCe https://t.co/hSEmjd5hul
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Emotion AI researchers say overblown claims give their work a bad name

A lack of government regulation isn’t just bad for consumers. It’s bad for the field, too.

@RickKing16 shared
On Feb 17, 2020
Emotion #AI researchers say overblown claims give their work a bad name https://t.co/ZdaZvA8PCe https://t.co/hSEmjd5hul
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Emotion AI researchers say overblown claims give their work a bad name

Emotion AI researchers say overblown claims give their work a bad name

A lack of government regulation isn’t just bad for consumers. It’s bad for the field, too.

@aiethicslab shared
On Feb 9, 2020
RT @WIRED: Here's how machine-learning programs are analyzing websites, news reports, and social media posts for signs of how the disease is spreading. https://t.co/FxqbBX8nK5
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How AI Is Tracking the Coronavirus Outbreak

Machine-learning programs are analyzing websites, news reports, and social media posts for signs of symptoms, such as fever or breathing problems.

@aiethicslab shared
On Feb 9, 2020
RT @WIRED: Here's how machine-learning programs are analyzing websites, news reports, and social media posts for signs of how the disease is spreading. https://t.co/FxqbBX8nK5
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How AI Is Tracking the Coronavirus Outbreak

How AI Is Tracking the Coronavirus Outbreak

Machine-learning programs are analyzing websites, news reports, and social media posts for signs of symptoms, such as fever or breathing problems.

@singularityu shared
On Feb 18, 2020
How to conduct ethical AI development is still an ongoing discussion. https://t.co/2js035qT2b
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Where Should AI Ethics Come From? Not Medicine, New Study Says

While principles are an effective tool in the context of a discipline like medicine, they simply don’t make sense for AI.

@singularityu shared
On Feb 18, 2020
How to conduct ethical AI development is still an ongoing discussion. https://t.co/2js035qT2b
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Where Should AI Ethics Come From? Not Medicine, New Study Says

Where Should AI Ethics Come From? Not Medicine, New Study Says

While principles are an effective tool in the context of a discipline like medicine, they simply don’t make sense for AI.

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