AI models are increasingly being used to make important decision about people’s lives – just take Robodebt. Yet the complexity of these systems means we hardly understand them.
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To understand the potential for machine learning to transform medicine, we must go back to the controversial origins of data use in healthcare
The newest OpenAI text-generator is a marked improvement over its predecessor – but it still has its pitfalls.
Many AI algorithms, like facial recognition software, have been shown to be discriminatory to people of color, especially those who are Black.
Between driverless cars, autonomous weapons and AI-powered medical diagnostic tools, it seems there will be no shortage of ethically-complex situations involving AI in the future.
Individuals who experience suicidal thoughts can show signs of this in the language they use. We analysed more than 100 suicide notes to find these language patterns.
Through the act of suggesting some words and not others, the predictive text features in our devices change the way we think — and therefore shape our culture.
The strong new laws will ban AI applications believed to violate EU citizens’ fundamental rights.
Data underlies the kinds of applications that are proposed for use in the country’s education system.
If the historical data used to train an AI system disadvantages certain minority groups, the system can be swayed to follow these patterns in its own decision-making process.
AI-powered tools have proven helpful for some couples trying to separate. But human relationships exist along a complicated spectrum, and even this advanced tech can’t grasp it all.
Technology firms should use more design fiction to explore and avoid potential negative consequences, such as AI bias.
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Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, Australian Catholic University
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Chief Scientist, Gradient Institute, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre., CSIRO
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Principal Research Scientist, Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO
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Professor, Dean of Newcastle University Law School, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Research Specialist: Digital Strategies and Engagement, Human Sciences Research Council
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