Workers Need to Unionize to Protect Themselves From Algorithmic Bosses
A new report on the social implications of artificial intelligence from NYU’s A.I. Now Institute argues that people who work under algorithms in 2019—from Uber drivers to Amazon warehouse workers to even some white collar office workers who may not know that they’re being surveilled—have increasing cause for concern and collective action.
Vice
Dec 18, 2019
Make Your Job Application Robot-Proof
“Often a job candidate doesn’t even know a system is in use,” and employers aren’t required to disclose it, says Sarah Myers West, a researcher at the AI Now Institute, a New York University research group.
Wall Street Journal
Dec 16, 2019
Researchers criticize AI software that predicts emotions
A prominent group of researchers alarmed by the harmful social effects of artificial intelligence called Thursday for a ban on automated analysis of facial expressions in hiring and other major decisions.
Reuters
Dec 12, 2019
Emotion-detecting tech should be restricted by law – AI Now
The AI Now Institute says the field is "built on markedly shaky foundations". Despite this, systems are on sale to help vet job seekers, test criminal suspects for signs of deception, and set insurance prices.
BBC
Dec 12, 2019
Activists want Congress to ban facial recognition. So they scanned lawmakers’ faces.
Even if all the technical issues were to be fixed and facial recognition tech completely de-biased, would that stop the software from harming our society when it’s deployed in the real world? Not necessarily, as a recent report from the AI Now Institute explains.
Vox
Nov 15, 2019
The Apple Card algo issue: What you need to know about A.I. in everyday life
“These systems are being trained on data that’s reflective of our wider society,” West said. “Thus, AI is going to reflect and really amplify back past forms of inequality and discrimination.”
CNBC
Nov 14, 2019
In AI, Diversity Is A Business Imperative
So how do we address the need for diversity and prevent bias? New York University's AI Now Institute report suggests that in addition to hiring a more diverse group of candidates, companies must be more transparent about pay and discrimination and harassment reports, among other practices, to create an atmosphere that will welcome a more diverse group of people.
Forbes
Nov 14, 2019
AI at work: Machines are training human workers to be more compassionate
A study published by New York University's AI Now Institute in April shows how many AI systems favor white people and males.
Tech Xplore
Aug 23, 2019
Facial recognition tech is a problem. Here’s how the Democratic candidates plan to tackle it.Bernie Sanders’s call to ban facial recognition tech for policing, explained
Even if all the technical issues were to be fixed and facial recognition tech completely de-biased, would that stop the software from harming our society when it’s deployed in the real world? Not necessarily, as a recent report from the AI Now Institute explains.
Vox
Aug 21, 2019
Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays
“If the immediate feedback you’re giving to a student is going to be biased, is that useful feedback? Or is that feedback that’s also going to perpetuate discrimination against certain communities?” Sarah Myers West, a postdoctoral researcher at the AI Now Institute, told Motherboard.
Vice
Aug 20, 2019
The Phony Patriots of Silicon Valley
Meredith Whittaker, a co-founder of the AI Now Institute at New York University and a former Google employee, characterized the tech industry’s scaremongering about China as a tactical move meant to deflect criticism.
The New York Times
Aug 12, 2019
How Amazon will take over your house
On paper, Amazon is giving out cool stuff for free. But the company is also getting "extremely inexpensive access to record some of the most intimate parts of your life," says Meredith Whittaker, co-founder of the AI Now Institute.
Axios
Jul 31, 2019
The Racist History Behind Facial Recognition
Customers have used “affect recognition” for everything from measuring how people react to ads to helping children with autism develop social and emotional skills, but a report from the A.I. Now Institute argues that the technology is being “applied in unethical and irresponsible ways.”
The New York Times
Jul 10, 2019
This AI Software Is ‘Coaching’ Customer Service Workers. Soon It Could Be Bossing You Around, Too
Meredith Whittaker, a distinguished research scientist at New York University and co-director of the AI Now Institute, argues that Cogito could become another example of AI software that’s difficult for people to understand, but ends up having a massive impact on their lives regardless.
Time
Jul 8, 2019
Artificial Intelligence Makes Boosting ID Theft Protection Critical, House AI Task Force Chair Warns
“AI systems have evidenced a persistent pattern of gender and race-based discrimination. I have yet to encounter an AI system that was biased against white men,” Meredith Whittaker, co-founder of the AI Now Institute at New York University.
Forbes
Jun 27, 2019
Alphabet’s Annual Meeting Draws Protests on Multitude of Issues
Google engineer Irene Knapp spoke in favor of a proposal to tie executive compensation to the company’s progress on diversity and inclusion. Knapp cited research by the group AI Now showing that bias in artificial intelligence technology is related to the lack of diversity in the industry.
Bloomberg
Jun 19, 2019
Exposing the Bias Embedded in Tech
The other panel member, Meredith Whittaker, a founder and a director of the AI Now Institute at New York University, noted that voice recognition tools that rely on A.I. often don’t recognize higher-pitched voices.
The New York Times
Jun 17, 2019
Google walkout organizer leaves company after claims of retaliation
Whittaker said she was told that, in order to stay at the company, she would have to “abandon” her work on AI ethics and her role at AI Now Institute, a research center she cofounded at New York University.
ABC News
Jun 7, 2019
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