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All Is Fair In Mortgage Lending And Fintech?

As Sarah Myers West, a postdoctoral researcher at New York University’s AI Now Institute explained to CBS News, “We turn to machine learning in the hopes that they'll be more objective, but really what they're doing is reflecting and amplifying historical patterns of discrimination and often in ways that are harder to see.”

Skewed Grading Algorithms Fuel Backlash Beyond the Classroom

Inioluwa Deborah Raji, a fellow at NYU’s AI Now Institute, which works on algorithmic fairness, says people reaching for a technical solution often embrace statistical formulas too tightly. Even well-supported pushback is perceived as highlighting a need for small fixes, rather than reconsidering whether the system is fit for the purpose.

Ambivalence in the (Private) Public Sphere: How Global Digital Activists Navigate Risk

Predictive policing algorithms are racist. They need to be dismantled.

Police like the idea of tools that give them a heads-up and allow them to intervene early because they think it keeps crime rates down, says Rashida Richardson, director of policy research at the AI Now Institute.

AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards

“The research community is beginning to acknowledge that we have some level of responsibility for how these systems are used,” says Inioluwa Raji, a tech fellow at NYU’s AI Now Institute.

Big Tech juggles ethical pledges on facial recognition with corporate interests

"It shows that organizing and socially informed research works," said Meredith Whittaker, co-founder of the AI Now Institute, which researches the social implications of artificial intelligence. "But do I think the companies have really had a change of heart and will work to dismantle racist oppressive systems? No."

NYC School of Data 2020

Joy Lisi Rankin at the United Nations Women’s “Counted and Visible” Conference

2019 Symposium

How Companies Should Answer The Call For Responsible AI

A recent report from the AI Now Institute revealed that 80% of AI professors, 85% of AI research staff at Facebook, and 90% of AI employees at Google are male.

Catholic leaders call for ethical guidelines around AI

Tech companies need binding, detailed policies that hold them accountable in addressing the many ethical concerns surrounding AI, says Meredith Whittaker, co-founder of the AI Now Institute at New York University.

AI Now Thursdays: Ryan Moritz: Important Bird Opera

Here’s What Happens When an Algorithm Determines Your Work Schedule

“Worse yet, corporate secrecy is a structural characteristic of the AI industry in general that undermines our ability to assess the full extent of how the technology is being used and hinders redress, oversight, and regulation.”

The Great Google Revolt

The discovery that their employer was working hand in hand with the Defense Department to bolster drone warfare “was a watershed moment,” said Meredith Whittaker, an A.I. researcher based in New York who led Google’s Open Research Group.

Imagining a post GDPR order: Panel at CPDP 2020

Bridging The Gender Gap In AI

The gap appears even more stark at the “FANG” companies—according to the AI Now Institute just 15% of AI research staff at Facebook and 10% at Google are women.

We’re Hiring Graduate Research Assistants

Announcing AI Now’s Data Genesis Program: Studying and demystifying training data