Tag: ethics and social issues
EU Unveils Ethics Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
The European Union has presented ethics guidelines as it seeks to promote its own artificial intelligence sector, which has fallen behind developments in China...
Walmart Employing Thousands of Robots Scrub Floors, Stock Shelves
A new tech trend has emerged at the world's largest retailer, as Walmart brings on board thousands of robots in nearly 5,000 of its 11,348 ...
Women Seen Facing Disproportionately Negative Consequences from AI
Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Netflix’s prediction of your next favorite show—we’re already living with artificial intelligence, and its adoption by the business world will...
Practice Ethical AI, Dr. Shirley Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,...
At an event on the Ethics of AI presented by the New England Executive Council of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Shirley A. Jackson, president...
Are AI Ethics Concerns of Tech Titans Real or Artificial?
The biggest tech companies want you to know that they’re taking special care to ensure that their use of artificial intelligence to sift through...
The Citizen’s Perspective on the Use of AI in Government: Cautious...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has beneficial applications in many areas of government, including traffic management—with data collected in real time from traffic lights, CCTV cameras,...
‘We Should Be a Lot Further Along Than We Are’ Says...
The Pentagon has recently made a huge push into adopting operationalized artificial intelligence for military applications. But according to former Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work, the...
Google AI Ethics Council In Disarray After First Week
Google recently appointed an external ethics council to deal with tricky issues in artificial intelligence. The group is meant to help the company appease...
AI Recognition Software Making a Business of Your Face
Facial recognition software is a powerful technology that poses serious threats to civil liberties. It’s also a booming business. Today, dozens of startups and tech...
UK’s NHS Thinking Through Role of AI in Medical Decision-Making
In many areas of industry and research, people are excited about artificial intelligence (AI). Nowhere more so than in medicine, where AI promises to...