AI Ethics — Risks, Education, Regulation
Technology can never exist in a vacuum. It arises in society, and impacts upon society; it is influenced by and comes to influence culture. Choices made by regulators and designers will have great impacts on citizens and consumers. One such choice is the amount of faith we place in technology to work as expected — another is how much we trust tech companies and engineers to lead the formulation of rules and standards. The smooth and equitable integration of AI into our lives requires multiple perspectives, and a strong dose of common sense.
Read on to learn about Chinese facial recognition security concerns, the need for humanities in the digital age, AI’s impact on national strategic planning, and more.
Privacy and security
China warns about door locks with facial recognition
China’s lead on facial recognition technology and relaxed standards on privacy are two of the key trends that differentiate their AI sector. Highlighting both the general danger of placing too much trust in emerging technologies and Chinese efforts at consumer protection, the Chinese State Administration on Market Regulation has now warned that face-recognising door locks may prove a security risk.
Education, jobs
Tech suffers from lack of humanities, says Mozilla head
Calls for more humanities grads in tech highlight the need for diverse perspectives in the industry. With rising concerns upon the impact of AI, humanities trained graduates are of great utility in helping organisations think through the social effects of new products and services.
AI Governance
The implications of artificial intelligence for national security strategy
Lots of debate focuses on how emerging technologies impact on rising geopolitical competition. This article focuses on how AI will impact upon not just the operations of military competition, but also the formulation of strategy.
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Public Engagement
Google is hosting a global contest to develop AI that is beneficial to humanity
Google is offering up to $25 million in grants for people seeking to develop AI of benefit to the general public. Amid all the bad press the tech industry may sometimes attract, this competition highlights the great promise AI offers to the world.
Laws and Regulation
We let tech companies frame the debate on AI ethics. That was a mistake
The systems we create are ultimately the result of choices and the ideologies that guide them. Nothing is inevitable. Technological progress is always influenced by law and government policy. Governments — the representatives of the people — must not miss the opportunity to influence and lead rules and standards on how new technologies are to be used.
