How Algorithms Can Fight Bias Instead of Entrench It
The algorithms we implement could become tools to help tackle deep-seated societal biases, such as notorious racial and gender biases.
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Why We Should Crowdsource AI Ethics (and How to Do So Responsibly)
We asked three million people how self-driving cars should resolve moral dilemmas. Was that a good idea?
Illuminating the Links Between Light and Disease
We are experiencing too much of the wrong kind of light at the wrong part of the day, writes Ainissa Ramirez. Here’s how these lights affect our health and some ideas for what we can do about it.
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Increasing Social Connection While “Social Distancing”
How are human interactions changing in the age of coronavirus? Four lessons about how to stay socially connected.
Forget the Robot Apocalypse, Focus on Building More Useful AI: A Q&A with Gary Marcus
Buzzy headlines cloud our understanding of how advanced AI really is. We should stop focusing on apocalyptic scenarios, says cognitive scientist Gary Marcus, and start making AI more useful.
Principles for the Application of Human Intelligence
Before humans become the standard way in which we make decisions, we need to consider the risks and ensure implementation of human decision-making systems does not cause widespread harm.