AI Ethics 140 Stories

As algorithms play a bigger role in decisions that affect our lives, concerns about bias in artificial intelligence, explainability, and legal responsibility have fueled interest in AI ethics.

A single mother holding her baby.

Artificial Intelligence

AI can’t predict how a child’s life will turn out even with a ton of data

Hundreds of researchers attempted to predict children’s and families’ outcomes, using 15 years of data. None were able to do so with meaningful accuracy.

by Karen Hao
2020-04-02T12:52:27-04:00

Two people wearing masks walk on the streets of Italy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tech Policy

Coronavirus is forcing a trade-off between privacy and public health

The crisis has governments and companies scrambling to decide when it’s appropriate to lift data privacy protections and AI ethics guidelines.

by Karen Hao
2020-03-24T11:40:00-04:00

Tech Policy

The EU just released weakened guidelines for regulating artificial intelligence

by Angela Chen
2020-02-19T13:06:51-05:00

Photograph of three founding members of OpenAI

Artificial Intelligence

The messy, secretive reality behind OpenAI’s bid to save the world

The AI moonshot was founded in the spirit of transparency. This is the inside story of how competitive pressure eroded that idealism.

by Karen Hao
2020-02-17T16:32:11-05:00

An illustration. On the left, scattered cut outs of face parts like eyes and mouths contained in a box. Middle: a complete face, eyes closed. On the right: a network in the shape of a head.

Artificial Intelligence

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.

by Angela Chen and Karen Hao
2020-02-14T11:37:53-05:00

Artificial Intelligence

Facebook’s “radioactive data” tracks the images used to train an AI

by Will Douglas Heaven
2020-02-06T06:45:56-05:00

Artificial Intelligence

Google has released a tool to spot faked and doctored images

by Karen Hao
2020-02-05T11:13:13-05:00

Tech Policy

Can an AI be an inventor? Not yet.

But some campaigners are pushing for the rules to change.

by Angela Chen
2020-01-08T16:02:58-05:00

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Election 2020

We’re fighting fake news AI bots by using more AI. That’s a mistake.

Facebook and others are battling complex disinformation with AI-driven defences. But this can only get us so far, argues an expert on high-tech propaganda.

by Samuel Woolley
2020-01-08T07:00:04-05:00

An American Flag

Tech Policy

The US just released 10 principles that it hopes will make AI safer

All future AI regulations will need to clear the checklist.

by Karen Hao
2020-01-07T10:44:51-05:00

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