There are many headlines devoted to AI ethics but when it comes down to it, tech companies continue to prioritize profits.
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He got Facebook hooked on AI. Now he can’t fix its misinformation addiction
h/t @DRJessieNYC @JessieNYC
The company’s AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can’t fix the problem.
Who Is Making Sure the A.I. Machines Aren’t Racist? [Paywall]
h/t Theodora (Theo) Lau @psb_dc
When Google forced out two well-known artificial intelligence experts, a long-simmering research controversy burst into the open.
How one employee’s exit shook Google and the AI industry
h/t Timnit Gebru @timnitGebru
Gebru’s exit from Google’s ethical AI team kickstarted a months-long crisis for the tech giant’s AI division, including employee departures, a leadership shuffle, and widening distrust of the company’s historically well-regarded scholarship in the larger AI community.
Google might ask questions about AI ethics, but it doesn’t want answers
h/t Mar Hicks @histoftech
The departure of two members of the tech firm’s ethical artificial intelligence team exposes the conflict at the heart of its business model.
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