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AI Ethics Weekly – Sept 7: Back to regularly scheduled dystopian programming
Read moreAfter a much needed break for personal and environmental reasons, we are back on our weekly schedule. Much gratitude to our community for sharing the…
AI Ethics Weekly – July 6: It’s time for a reality check, y’all!
Read moreWhen you look past the spin and hype, the reality of AI isn’t all that pretty. Share this sign up link with your friends so…
AI Ethics Weekly – June 1: Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt
Read moreThe dystopian world of science fiction is upon us but many are choosing to deny the horrific consequences and stay in ignorance bliss. At a…
AI Ethics Weekly – May 25: It’s Time For Change
Read moreAs we slowly make our way out of the pandemic, it’s time to think about what kind of world we want to live in. This…
AI Ethics Weekly – May 18: The Mother Lode of All Awful Things
Read moreThis past week was a continuation of racist algorithms, sexist tropes, and good old fashioned creepy surveillance. At a time when credible information continually gets…
AI Ethics Weekly – May 11: Begin UnGooglify()
Read moreMore organizations and individuals are shunning Google as employer, sponsor, and research funder, worsening the reputation hit for the tech giant. At a time when…
AI Ethics Weekly – May 4: Oh No. Not Again.
Read moreEthics whack-a-mole by big tech & authoritarian governments reminds us that we need to get serious about these transgressions before it’s too late. If you…
AI Ethics Weekly – April 26: The Big Tech Dumpster Fire
Read moreHumanitarian Crisis Alert “India on Monday reported 352,991 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to more than 17.3 million cases, according to a CNN…
AI Ethics Weekly – April 20: Black Mirror is a Reality Show
Read moreEvery day we find new evidence that shows the dystopian technology of the future may already be here. If you want to support Diversity &…
AI Ethics Weekly – April 13: From Racist Bro Culture to Surveillance Nation
Read moreOur hearts go out to victims of racism, gun violence, and police brutality in America ❤️ –Mia Shah-Dand and Lighthouse3 Team There’s growing evidence that…
AI Ethics Weekly – April 6: What Fresh Hell is This?
Read moreEvery single day technosolutionists around the world hit a new low in bias, privacy, and human rights violations, all under the guise of innovation. If…
AI Ethics Weekly – Mar 30: Trying Desperately to Get Unstuck
Read moreAs we keep sinking deeper into the unethical AI quagmire,we need to figure out a way to get out while we still have a chance.…
AI Ethics Weekly – Mar 23: Taking a Stand for Humanity
Read moreWe can’t talk about the ethics of AI without addressing sexism, racism, and human rights violations. If you want to support Diversity & Ethics in…
AI Ethics Weekly – Mar 16: In Today’s Tech Moral Dilemma – Ethics or Profits?
Read moreThere are many headlines devoted to AI ethics but when it comes down to it, tech companies continue to prioritize profits. If you want to…
AI Ethics Weekly – March 9: It’s Women’s History Month – Where are the Women?
Read moreDespite being primary caregivers, successful professionals, world-class engineers, leading researchers, women still face many challenges in the workplace and at home. If you want to…
AI Ethics Weekly – March 2: Taking on the Tech Giants
Read moreFor Women’s History Month let’s take a minute to acknowledge the fearless women who are taking on the tech giants. If you want to support…
AI Ethics Weekly – February 23: Is It Time to Rein in Big Tech?
Read moreGoogle’s firing of 2 ethical AI researchers and Facebook blocking Australians from sharing news stories, it may be time to reign in big tech. If…
AI Ethics Weekly – Feb 16: Just Because Big Tech Can, Should It?
Read moreInnovation for the sake of innovation is being peddled as a necessary societal good by big tech and could ultimately lead to the downfall of…
AI Ethics Weekly – Feb 9: Dystopian AI Redux
Read moreAs the questionable uses of AI continue to grow exponentially, ethicists and law makers are scrambling to keep up. If you want to support…
AI Ethics Weekly – Feb 2: End of Privacy As We Know it
Read morePervasiveness of surveillance in every part of our lives is making it increasingly difficult to hang on to any semblance of privacy. If you want…
AI Ethics Weekly – Jan 26: Wanted! A Human in the Loop.
Read moreWhile AI evangelists continue to drink the kool aid, it’s more apparent than ever that human intervention is critical to stop the unintended consequences of…
AI Ethics Weekly – Jan 19: Pseudoscience Makes a Comeback
Read moreQuestionable uses of AI spiral out of control as ethicists and governments scramble to manage the consequences. If you want to support Diversity & Ethics…
AI Ethics Weekly – Jan 12: Democracy, White Supremacy, and Big Tech
Read moreThis past week, America faced an insurrection incited by a losing president and the belated response from big tech highlights their considerable power. If you…
AI Ethics Weekly – Jan 5: Aaaand We Are Back!
Read moreAs we head into 2021, let’s remember some lessons of the past year – together (even when socially distanced) we are stronger, doing the right…
AI Ethics Weekly – Dec 7: The Great AI Ethics Dumpster Fire
Read moreThe firing of eminent and beloved AI Ethics scholar, Dr.Timnit Gebru reveals the hypocrisy of big tech AI Ethics initiatives Start off your week right…
AI Ethics Weekly – Nov 16: Non-Zero Number of Unethical AI Issues
Read moreAI applications have become easier to replicate, leading to more unethical instances of AI cropping up globally. As the world braces for a third wave…
AI Ethics Weekly – Nov 9: Celebrate Today. Continue the Good Fight Tomorrow.
Read moreThis week was historic for diversity and representation but we still have a long hard battle ahead for ethics and inclusion in AI. Sign up…
AI Ethics Weekly – Nov 2: Racist and Sexist AI – Cause and Effect
Read moreBiased AI algorithms are the result of racist and sexist environments they are designed and built in. As Americans go to the polls this week…
AI Ethics Weekly – Oct 25: Zombie Datasets, Horror-ific Hallucinations, and Slaying Unethical AI
Read moreAs we being our countdown to Halloween, let’s take a look at flawed training datasets, disturbing developments in AI, and how we can fight back…
AI Ethics Weekly – Oct 18: AI Domination and Pandemic Profiteering
Read moreWhile millions more slip into poverty, techno-elites and billionaires are profiting off the pandemic. Sign up to get the full-length version of this content delivered…
AI Ethics Weekly – October 12: How it Started. How it’s Going.
Read moreWomen scholars warned us about racist and sexist AI. Now, everyone is talking about racist and sexist AI. As many western nations, especially the United…
AI Ethics Weekly – October 5: Anything is Possible…if the Tech Gods are Willing
Read moreAvailability of most privacy, moderation, accessibility, and other critical features in AI are dependent on the whims of tech companies. Here’s what we learned during…
AI Ethics Weekly – Sept 27: Good Grief! More Racist AI? 🤯 😖 😤
Read moreThis past week brought us more disturbing uses of AI including phrenology and physiognomy Sign up to get the full-length version of this content delivered…
AI Ethics Weekly – Sept 21: The Headless Man and Crappy Face-Detection Algorithms
Read moreTwitterati discovers biased algorithms are everywhere while tech bros pretend that manipulative tech was unpredictable. This weekend, Theo @psb_dc and Dr. ir Johannes Drooghaag (JD)…
AI Ethics Weekly – Sept 14: What’s at the Root of Algorithmic Bias?
Read moreWhen you scratch the surface of algorithmic bias, you will find deep layers of systemic racism and sexism. There is a tendency to oversimplify algorithmic…
AI Ethics Weekly – August 7: Gateway Drug to Dystopia
Read moreOur blind faith in technology and obsession with reckless innovation is leading us down a irreversible dystopian fate. via GIPHY Start off your week right…
AI Ethics Weekly – August 31: The System is Not Broken. It Was Built This Way.
Read moreToday, we will start off our newsletter with some healing words during these challenging times from Dr.Timnit Gebru who was part of a stellar line…
AI Ethics Weekly – August 24: The House Always Wins
Read moreAs pandemic claims more lives and surveillance tech is used to undermine civil rights, tech giants are enjoying an unprecedented boom. In the AI/ technology…
AI Ethics Weekly – August 17: Biased Algorithms by Any Other Name…Are Still Really Problematic ?
Read moreUnless you’ve been on a digital detox lately, you are probably aware of the latest algorithmic debacle, where hundreds of students marched on 10 Downing…
AI Ethics Weekly – August 10: Racist and Sexist AI is everywhere
Read moreLike a virus, biased algorithms have permeated every part of our society. Start off your week right with our AI Ethics Weekly newsletter. Sign up…
AI Ethics Weekly – August 2: Uses of AI We Can All Get Behind
Read moreDespite all the hype AI has not been the savior we had all hoped for but there is some cause for optimism. With a formidable…
AI Ethics Weekly – July 27: It’s Time to Reclaim AI
Read moreArtificial Intelligence is awash in dubious claims, ethical misconduct, and bias. It’s time we fixed it. Start off your week right with our AI Ethics…
AI Ethics Weekly – July 20: Everything is Cake
Read moreAs COVID-19 cases soar globally, we are facing a tsunami of misinformation and denial. Cathy O’Neil @mathbabedotorg poses this timely question, “If we can ignore…
AI Ethics Weekly – July 13: Time for a Reality Check
Read moreGrowing awareness about bias embedded in datasets and algorithms is driving much-needed change in AI. Computer scientists will enforce rules for AI ethics — Quartz…
AI Ethics Weekly – July 6: The Myth of Unbiased AI
Read moreThe popular notion that AI is unbiased and objective has proved to be wishful thinking or wilful ignorance. MIT apologizes, permanently pulls offline huge dataset…
AI Ethics Weekly – June 29: Cancel Technochauvinism
Read moreEvidence is mounting against technochauvinism – the belief that technology is always the solution https://media.giphy.com/media/xT3i1ewfmcy0lxVB3a/giphy.gif Start off your week right with our AI Ethics Weekly…
AI Ethics Weekly – June 22: Welcome to your Dystopian AI Hellscape
Read moreAs economies around the world slowly limp back to life, the mad rush to automate things back to normalcy has accelerated questionable uses of Artificial…
AI Ethics SPECIAL Issue – June 16: The Fight for Social Justice
Read moreWe can’t have a serious discussion about ethics in AI without talking about racial justice. So in the lead up to Juneteenth also known as…
AI Ethics Weekly – June 14: Adieu Facial Recognition
Read moreActivists – 1, Facial Recognition Tech – 0 In a major victory for AI ethics advocates, tech companies are finally heeding the advice of experts…
AI Ethics Weekly – June 8: Failure of Leadership
Read more“The revolution will not be diversity and inclusion trainings” Lisa Ko @iamlisako Diversity and Inclusion initiatives are coming under fire because marginalized communities are being…