Discrimination
Unshackling Predictive Policing: A Call for New Data and Ethical AI
Imagine living in a city where law enforcement is pioneering predictive policing to fight crime, with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) leading the way. In the heart of this metropolis, the LAPD has deployed avant-garde programs such as PredPol and Operation Laser, which boast of their ability to predict future crimes using historical data […]
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Discrimination by Design: The Dangers of AI in Decision Making
Already at our doorstep! Artificial intelligence, it seems as if there does not go by a day without hearing or reading news about it. AI algorithms have received increasing attention in recent years, mainly because of the many advances that have been made in the field. AI algorithms can perform a growing range of tasks […]
Read MorePeeking Behind the AI Curtain: Navigating the Transparency Trap
Who will stand behind AI when we can no longer be sure of the intent behind the algorithms? Transparency, by definition, is the ease to perceive or detect something, whereas, in the context of Artificial Intelligence, it is referred to as explainable AI, this relates to humans being able to perceive the amount of testing […]
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How AI can help us make a leap towards a bias-free world
You may not already know, but you are biased. Biased by the environment you grew up in, your gender, the things you watch on TV or YouTube, your skin tone, who you follow on Instagram, what type of papers you read and so on. The fact that you are reading this paper already tells that […]
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Whether We Got Something to Hide or Not, We Got Something to Fear; China’s All-Seeing State
‘Someone who has nothing to hide has nothing to fear’ is a widespread believe and excuse when it comes to the safety and use of people’s personal data. The truth is that not only those who have something to hide have something to fear, we all do. Our fundamental rights like the right to privacy […]
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