Why AI applications get stalled in the public sector
This article explains why many applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in public administration are ultimately shelved.
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Commentaries & Counterpoints
Original analysis, arguments, and competing perspectives on the most pressing AI policy questions.
Ankhi Das quitting Facebook ironically symptomizes an impaired democracy
Recently, Ankhi Das of Facebook India resigned from the company after nine-long years of service.
9 ways to put AI ethics into practice
A curated collection of actionable propositions from the AI Policy Exchange affiliate network on translating ethical AI principles into practice.
Digitalization and market power
The use of digital technologies increases market transparency for consumers and enlarges the relevant market. This strengthens their negotiating position vis-à-vis companies.
Artificial intelligence and the future of global governance
The biggest lesson we can learn from the current crisis is that our international system is ill-equipped to deal with a global emergency.
The five AI myths to be aware of
Technology is often over-hyped but underestimated. Artificial Intelligence couldn't have been any different from it.
Your brain on algorithms
A quote attributed to the linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf claims that “language shapes the way we think and determines what we can think about.” Whorf, along with his mentor Edward Sapir, argued that a language’s structure influences its speakers’ perception and categorization of experience.
Translating AI ethics principles into action through digital cooperation
As a general-purpose technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) impacts all spheres of our lives.
Is not privacy the best AI privacy policy?
“You have zero privacy anyway,” Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems scolded a concerned journalist in 1999, “Get over it.” He was wrong then. And if he said it again today, he would still be wrong. Tomorrow, though, is not so clear.
Why you should be at the center of machine learning policies, ethics & responsible development
By now, most humans have been impacted by artificial intelligence. Elshawi, Maher, and Sakr (2019) say, “Due to the increasing success of machine learning techniques in several application domains, they have been attracting a lot of…
An Artificial Revolution: On Power, Politics and AI
The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest health crisis to have happened in a new technological and data driven era – one which can still amaze us with news of wonderful creations we can get our hands on today or that are just around the corner.
The Luddite fallacy: Is it time to reconsider it?
20 December, 1922 marked an important transition in the history of employment. As the winter mist settled on the dawn-lit streets of Brooklyn Heights in New York, the city and its many residents stood wide awake to witness the…
What does Transparent AI mean?
Over the last couple of years many companies, institutions, governments, and ethicists have proposed their own principles for the development of Artificial Intelligence (or AI) in an ethical way.
Political campaigns on social media subvert political autonomy of citizens
The conception and practice of democracies across the world are arguably becoming increasingly blurred. Why?
A data-driven solution to build cycle paths — Making urban mobility efficient and sustainable
A data-driven proposal for helping city governments prioritise cycle paths and improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban mobility planning.
How the COVID-19 pandemic will boost digitalization
The corona crisis has the world in its grip. The extent of the social upheavals and the long-term consequences of this pandemic are not yet foreseeable.
Automated Facial Recognition Systems and the Mosaic Theory of Privacy: The Way Forward
The concluding contribution in a three-part series applies the mosaic theory of privacy to automated facial recognition and considers legal safeguards against sustained data aggregation.
Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS): Responding to Related Privacy Concerns
The second contribution in a three-part series examines reasonable expectations of privacy in public spaces and the nature of biometric information collected through facial recognition.
Decrypting Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS) and Delineating Related Privacy Concerns
The opening contribution in a three-part series explains automated facial recognition systems and frames the legal and policy questions raised by government data aggregation.
Creating Social Impact With AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a transformational technology with the potential to arrive at solutions to the most complex problems.
Tackling Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) — through regulation, not bans
Every time a video of Boston Dynamics comes out, the Internet reacts in two ways: amazed at the achievements of humanity, and simultaneously, scared of the possibility of future robot overlords.
How AI and Big Data could increase the international division of labour in the future — and partial interests might prevent this
Artificial intelligence (AI), big data and other digital technologies have the potential to reduce the costs of the international division of labour in the future.