Summary contributed by our researcher Alexandrine Royer, who works at The Foundation for Genocide Education. *Link to original paper + authors at the bottom. Overview: Tackling the latest European … [Read more...] about The Political Power of Platforms: How Current Attempts to Regulate Misinformation Amplify Opinion Power (Research Summary)
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In 2020, Nobody Knows You’re a Chatbot
The classic 90’s guideline of “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” has evolved. Instead of nobody knowing you’re a different kind of being, the tagline now refers to whether you’re interacting with someone who … [Read more...] about In 2020, Nobody Knows You’re a Chatbot
Is the Human Being Lost in the Hiring Process?
The hiring process is becoming ever more automated, with companies implementing algorithms to conduct keyword searches as well as video analysis. So, where is humanity’s place in this ever-more automated system? To … [Read more...] about Is the Human Being Lost in the Hiring Process?
Policy Brief: AI’s Promise and Peril for the U.S. Government (Research summary)
Summary contributed by our researcher Connor Wright (Philosophy, University of Exeter) *Link to original paper + authors at the bottom. Mini-summary: Having studied multiple federal agencies across the U.S., … [Read more...] about Policy Brief: AI’s Promise and Peril for the U.S. Government (Research summary)
Why We Need to Audit Government AI
Guest post contributed by Alayna Kennedy, Public Sector Consultant and AI Ethics Researcher at IBM. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has exploded in popularity over the last 10 years, with each wave of … [Read more...] about Why We Need to Audit Government AI