AI for good: Magnetic Circle

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2 min readJul 24, 2023

In this month’s edition of Magnetic Circle: our crowd-sourced blog, we’re talking about responsible tech, and how the safety and security of customers and users is being ensured, or in some cases undermined.

Join us as we dive into some interesting and inspiring articles.

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Lemonade sets the world record for the quickest AI insurance claim [link] Credit: Gem

ChatGPT and generative AI will change how we work, but how different is this to all the other waves of automation of the last 200 years? A deep dive into the likelihood of AI and automation, and how this compares to previous episodes of huge disruption. [link] Credit: Simon

Following Roe v Wade, those who live in the American states and other parts of the world where abortion isn’t legal were urged to reconsider having period tracking apps on their phone by experts. [link] Credit: one of our Exchange leaders

Yembo instils confidence into the underwriting and claims processes by using AI technology to conduct virtual surveys. After customers take pictures and short videos the tech assess visuals and locate any potential risks. This way, insurance providers gain a better understanding of each property and determine what they can cover. [link] Credit: Jassi

Following reports of discrimination in predictive policing policy. The EU Parliament has approved a new draft of its AI Act, banning misuse of AI for mass surveillance and predictive policing. [link] Credit: Clare

AI Now, an institute that produces actionable policy research to address the concentration of power in the tech industry, published an article on the 2023 landscape of AI and some recommendations for how to tackle the issue of responsibility in this nascent space. [link] Credit: Jon

What happens when a design researcher, a business designer, and a data scientist sit at a bar? A set of AI Ethics Cards, a tool to help teams remain human-centred while designing data-driven, intelligent products, services, and systems [link] Credit: Felix

Winnow use AI to analyse food waste in hospitality to manage it more efficiently — increasing productivity, cutting costs down for the restaurant and being more planet-friendly by cutting food waste in half [link] Credit: Laura

The jobs most at threat to AI are mostly held by women, what implications could this have for the future? [link] Credit: Lucy

ELO Health uses blood and Apple Watch data to personalise supplements, and most importantly, enables users to track and adjust these based on the results. [link] Credit: Mireille

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Curators: Jon, Gem

Magnetic is a design and innovation company that helps design better futures. We’ve worked with global businesses to build capabilities, products, services and transform organisations. To find out more, get in touch: hello@wearemagnetic.com.

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