The AI Community Needs to Take Responsibility for Its Technology and Its Actions

At the opening keynote of a prominent AI research conference, Celeste Kidd, a cognitive psychologist, challenged the audience to think critically about the future they want to build.

MIT Technology Review

Dec 13, 2019 · 7 min read

Image for post — Celeste Kidd from the University of California, who was jointly named one of Time Magazine’s persons of the year in 2017 for her role in the #metoo movement, before her speech to students at Trinity College in Dublin. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images

Image for post — Celeste Kidd from the University of California, who was jointly named one of Time Magazine’s persons of the year in 2017 for her role in the #metoo movement, before her speech to students at Trinity College in Dublin. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images

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