Tag: fairness
How Does Your AI Work? Nearly Two-Thirds Can’t Say, Survey Finds
Nearly two-thirds of C-level AI leaders can’t explain how specific AI decisions or predictions are made, according to a new survey on AI ethics by FICO, which says there is room for improvement. FICO hired Corinium Read more…
A Nutrition Label for AI
It can be difficult to understand exactly what’s going on inside of a deep learning model, which is a real problem for companies concerned about bias, ethics, and explainability. Now IBM is developing something called Read more…
Algorithm Gets the Blame for COVID-19 Vaccine Snafu
Managers at Stanford Medical Center blamed an algorithm for their decision not to give the COVID-19 vaccination to 1,300 residents and fellows working as frontline physicians in the hospital, much to the displeasure of t Read more…
LinkedIn Unveils Open-Source Toolkit for Detecting AI Bias
As AI becomes increasingly integrated in our day-to-day lives, the implications of bias in AI grow more and more worrisome. Training data that appears impartial is often influenced by historical and socioeconomic factors Read more…
Women in Big Data: Does Gender Matter?
I've recently taken on a position as an executive in a technical role at a big data startup headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley. I see the growth of next-gen big data platforms as the most exciting and disrupt Read more…