Regulatory approaches which focus on personal responsibility can help to address the risks posed by the increasing role of AI (artificial intelligence) in finance and the related ‘black box’ issues that arise, according to a new academic paper by Dirk A. Zetzsche, Douglas W. Arner, Ross P. Buckley et Brian Tang. The paper argues for […] Read more
On the 27th of February, the OECD has launch its AI Policy Observatory in Paris. The OECD AI Policy Observatory (OECD.AI) builds on the momentum of the OECD’s Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence (“OECD AI Principles”) – the first intergovernmental standard on AI – adopted in May 2019 by OECD countries and adhered to by range […] Read more
As reported namely by The Verge on February 28th, Vatican officials are calling for stricter ethical standards on the development of artificial intelligence, with tech giants IBM and Microsoft being the first companies to sign its new initiative. The “Rome Call for AI Ethics” lays out six broad principles: transparency, inclusion, responsibility, impartiality, reliability, and […] Read more
This content is not available in the selected language. Cécile Petitgand, chercheure post-doctorante affiliée notamment au H-POD et à JusticIA, signe un billet de blogue paru sur le site The Conversation le 26 février dernier. Elle nous y entretient des difficultés d’implantation des systèmes d’IA en santé et nous propose quelques pistes pour les surmonter. Read more
AI Now's Executive Director Andrea Nill Sànchez testified before the European Parliament on the dangers of predictive policing systems. Read the full testimony here. Read more
lays out a clear framework targets data-hoarding tech firms Read more
A new report from the Committee for Standards in Public life has criticised the UK government's stance on transparency in AI governance and called for ethics to be "embedded" in the frameworks. The report on artificial intelligence and its impact on public standards is available here. Read more
The Ada Lovelace Institute and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have on Februray 5 launched JUST AI, a network of researchers and practitioners, led by Dr Alison Powell from LSE, that will establish a multidisciplinary research base around ‘just AI’ – AI that is ethical, works for the common good and is effectively […] Read more
The publication of the American Bar Association explores the impacts of AI on the judicial system, namely regarding ethics. The issue can be accessed here. Read more
In his first contribution, the professor of philosophy at the Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences at the Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan) questions the very nature of intelligence : Abstract The idea of artificial intelligence implies the existence of a form of intelligence that is “natural,” or at least not artificial. The problem […] Read more
