Tag: AI ethics
EY Experts Provide Tips for Responsible GenAI Development
Financial services businesses are eager to adopt generative AI to cut costs, grow revenues, and increase customer satisfaction, as are many organizations. However, the risks associated with GenAI are not trivial, especia Read more…
The Three Laws of Robotics and the Future
Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics have captivated imaginations for decades, providing a blueprint for ethical AI long before it became a reality. First introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround" from the "I, R Read more…
Dataset Providers Alliance Releases Extensive Position Paper on AI Data Licensing
The Dataset Providers Alliance (DPA), a coalition of leading companies in AI data licensing, has released a comprehensive position paper on the ethical use of AI datasets. This document establishes the DPA's views on Read more…
Appen CEO Ryan Kolln Discusses the Data Annotation and Labeling Biz on the Big Data Debrief
Appen CEO Ryan Kolln recently joined us on the innaugural edition of the Big Data Debrief to talk about Appen’s work in data annotation and labeling, and how the rise of GenAI will impact the world’s appetite for tru Read more…
Top Five Reasons Why ChatGPT is Not Ready for the Enterprise
With all the excitement over ChatGPT, why have so many businesses, including Apple, Amazon, Verizon, JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Northrup Grumman, Samsung, and Accenture banned its use? This reluctance is primarily d Read more…
Rapid GenAI Progress Exposes Ethical Concerns
Week after week, we express amazement at the progress of AI. At times, it feels as though we’re on the cusp of witnessing something truly revolutionary (singularity, anyone?). But when AI models do something unexpected Read more…
Reggie Townsend Unpacks the SAS Approach to Responsible AI
Since the mainstream release of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence and its promises and pitfalls are on the minds of more people than ever before. Instead of retreating from the risks and uncertainties that AI brings, SAS Read more…
Open Letter Urges Pause on AI Research
The Future of Life Institute has issued an open letter calling for a six-month pause on some forms of AI research. Citing “profound risks to society and humanity,” the group is asking AI labs to pause research on AI Read more…
ChatGPT Brings Ethical AI Questions to the Forefront
Many companies have taken a relatively slow and methodical approach to working through AI ethics and transparency questions up to this point. Without any national regulations to adhere to, there is no hurry, after all. B Read more…
Do We Need to Redefine Ethics for AI?
Artificial Intelligence has two apparent goals that, for now, aren’t mutually exclusive, but only one of them benefits humans long term. Those goals are to either enhance people’s work or to replace people. Recently Read more…
Why 2022 Can Be the Year Financial Services Providers Embrace Ethical AI
Nearly two years after a global pandemic sent most banking customers online, the majority of financial institutions appear to be embracing digital transformation. But many still have a long way to go. For example, a rece Read more…
Fighting Harmful Bias in AI/ML with a Lifelong Approach to Ethics Training
Today, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies influence and even make some of our decisions, from which shows we stream to who is granted parole. While these are sophisticated use cases, they represent Read more…
Are We Ready for the Dangers of Smart Toys?
Forget teddy bears or plush animals–the toys of today are seriously hi-tech. Dolls with facial recognition and robots that learn their owner’s name and behavior are not uncommon, yet parents and tech commentators ali Read more…
Rethinking Education in an AI-First World
Universities have been ramping up their data science education initiatives ever since 2012, when Tom Davenport and DJ Patil declared data scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st century” in the Harvard Business Review Read more…
To Bridge the AI Ethics Gap, We Must First Acknowledge It’s There
Companies are adopting AI solutions at unprecedented rates, but ethical worries continue to dog the roll outs. While there are no established standards for AI ethics, a common set of guidelines is beginning to emerge to Read more…
Looking For An AI Ethicist? Good Luck
As more companies adopt AI, the risks posed by AI are becoming clearer to business leaders. That is driving many companies to hire AI ethicists to help guide them through an ethical minefield. But just as data scientists Read more…
It’s Time to Implement Fair and Ethical AI
Companies have gotten the message that artificial intelligence should be implemented in a manner that is fair and ethical. In fact, a recent study from Deloitte indicates that a majority of companies have actually slowed Read more…
AI Governance Rises to the Top of the Stack
Artificial intelligence (AI) is running amok, or so that’s the general perception these days. AI governance is important because the stakes are so high for getting AI right and consequences so dire if we screw it up. Read more…