He co-founded Skype. Now he’s spending his fortune on stopping dangerous AI.
Jaan Tallinn explains why AI alignment is such a crucial problem.
Digital Ethics
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Petunia married a professor, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction.
What Does an AI Ethicist Do?
Tim O’Brien explains his role as Microsoft’s first full-time manager for AI policy and ethics.
Jennifer Sertl #a3r on Twitter
Clear feedback I need less coffee. Cheers to all! Jenn #allhandsondeck pic.twitter.com/0FMIjLEZAd— Jennifer Sertl #a3r (@JenniferSertl) June 24, 2019
This is how AI bias really happens—and why it’s so hard to fix
Bias can creep in at many stages of the deep-learning process, and the standard practices in computer science aren’t designed to detect it.
Unintended Consequences
My favorite quote is from Foucault: “You may know what you do and even why you do it. What you don't know is what what you do does.
What do we do about deepfake video?
Deepfake – the ability of AI to fabricate apparently real footage of people – is a growing problem with implications for us all
Stella on Twitter
Please read this slide and thread And think about the “inclusion “ initiatives we see a lot of that are excellent PR for those organising but which have little intention or awareness of intersectionality There are many predators out there https://t.co/lVru5BzPKm— Stella (@MlleLicious) June 23, 2019
Third medical testing company impacted by AMCA breach as Congress seeks answers
Medical testing and medication firm Opko Health is now the third company to be impacted by a security breach at a third-party billing collections firm, bringing the total number of patients' data potentially exposed by the breach to over 20 million.
Facial recognition wrongly identifies public as potential criminals 96% of time, figures reveal
14-year-old black schoolboy among those wrongly fingerprinted after being misidentified
Alex Norris on Twitter
pic.twitter.com/M8tAYLDg9c— Alex Norris (@dorrismccomics) June 14, 2019
Everyone’s talking about ethics in AI. Here’s what they’re missing
The rush toward ethical AI is leaving many of us behind.
A Duke study recorded thousands of students’ faces. Now they’re being used all over the world
Researchers employed the surveillance footage data to test and improve facial recognition technology. The data has been linked to the Chinese government’s surveillance of ethnic minorities.
Rani Molla on Twitter
I'll probably update/edit/replace but here it is, folks: the Diversity Pandering BINGO Board. Thanks to everyone who made these excellent suggestions. Edits welcome! pic.twitter.com/K6DwEDKGVG— Rani Molla (@ranimolla) June 11, 2019
The productivity pit: how Slack is ruining work
Workplace software like Microsoft Teams, Slack and Facebook’s Workplace were supposed to make us more productive. They haven’t.
Your iPhone Is Listening to You (If You’re a Spanish Soccer Fan)
Facebook isn’t spying on you. Spain’s top professional soccer league is, though.
Diversity by design: How architects and designers can help to shape a more inclusive workplace
The design of a workplace can be a powerful way to reinforce and support a company’s values and commitment to diversity. Those workplaces that are flexible, well-connected and consider employees’ individual working styles and needs, will foster a sense of belonging, and ultimately help to move the d
Rumman Chowdhury on Twitter
Unless it’s designed by the community for the community, no. https://t.co/pkDl9wgjLv— Rumman Chowdhury (@ruchowdh) June 7, 2019
Zoe Rose on Twitter
Come to think of it - ‘alphabet’ /google must be doing sentiment analysis, right?ICYMI, Canberra now has delivery drones and people hate. It.Like, I can’t even overstate how much. I’ve never even found someone who was neutral about the delivery drones, they HATE them. https://t.co/bSim2kehiK— Zoe Rose (@z_rose) June 7, 2019
Ola Berg on LinkedIn: "Professional friction. The ability to, in the right time, being more loyal to your profession than to your current employer. Provide the necessary resistance when you see that we are going in the wrong direction. Mindless obedience is, well, mindless. It is for humans not acting like humans but like robots. And nowadays we have robots for that. Humans possess intelligence, and the clever organization will make use of it. Unfortunately, there are organizations out there where those in charge don't see the possibilities of professional friction. Or the dangers if we sup...
June 6, 2019: Ola Berg posted images on LinkedIn
Per Axbom on Twitter
When you keep trying to redesign the toilet sign to make it more inclusive, sooner or later you realize that we are actually looking for a toilet, not a diverse set of people 🤦♂️. So how about a toilet with an arrow, and anybody who needs to use it, follow the arrow! pic.twitter.com/fe9xzsgKXT— Per Axbom (@axbom) December 17, 2018
12 Diversity & Inclusion Terms You Need to Know
Share this glossary with your colleagues, teams, and leaders so that you’re all speaking the same inclusive language.
Decolonising Design
Editorial Statement
(updated on 15.11.2017: edited and slightly re-structured for clarity; corrected spelling and grammar.) Much of the academic and professional discourse within the design disciplines over the last century has been bereft of a critical reflection on the politics of design practice, and on the politics of the artifacts, systems and practices that designerly activity produces.…
Online identification is getting more and more intrusive
Phones can now tell who is carrying them from their users’ gaits
daniel harvey on Twitter
Pedro Domingos has forgotten more about AI than Tallinn and his muse have ever known. And he’s sufficiently worried about The now and near-term. Anyone who distracts with super intelligence concerns is very likely is profiting from dumb AI. https://t.co/GbkH1G7m5I pic.twitter.com/SVfyeWgpyP— daniel harvey (@dancharvey) May 27, 2019
Tim Maughan on Twitter
I’m at C2 in Montreal and we’ve all been giving these creepy badges that track you, and who you meet. There’s screens ranking attendees for engagement pic.twitter.com/q8yDWJ8Zgd— Tim Maughan (@timmaughan) May 24, 2019
Charlotte Jee on Twitter
How voice assistants, which are made to sound female by default, respond to sexual harassment pic.twitter.com/ZfQpEg20PK— Charlotte Jee (@charlottejee) May 22, 2019
One Ring (doorbell) to surveil them all... on Twitter
“The technology could help the company gain insights for potential health products or be used to better target advertising or product recommendations.” Take a second and look at the diagram. WTF. 🤬 https://t.co/7KiyvKsx3B— One Ring (doorbell) to surveil them all... (@hypervisible) May 23, 2019
Pushed out and punished: One woman's story shows how systems are failing black girls
Black girls don’t misbehave more, experts say, yet they often receive more severe penalties for the same behavior as white peers.