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Salesforce bans companies that sell certain types of guns from using its software
Salesforce has updated its policy to turn away customers that sell a wide range of firearms to private citizens online, including a small number of existing clients. Read full Article
Read moreThe Hard Problem of AI Ethics – Three Guidelines for Building Morality Into Machines
Today it is difficult to imagine a technology that is as enthralling and terrifying as machine learning. Read full Article
Read more‘AI causes new challenges for research ethics at universities’
The acceleration of knowledge and the emergence of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), has provoked new ethical questions and requires universities to approach research ethics differently. Read full Article
Read moreWhy people will remain at the heart of the factories of the future
There is no denying that we are well into the swing of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read full Article
Read moreCan we teach morality to machines? Three perspectives on ethics for artificial intelligence
Before giving machines a sense of morality, humans have to first define morality in a way computers can process. A difficult but not impossible task. Read full Article
Read moreThe future of artificial intelligence depends on human wisdom
Artificial intelligence, the capacity of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior, now exists as a significant feature in our lives and is increasing rapidly in scale and scope. Read full Article
Read moreThere is no such thing as bad technology
With all the hype around cryptocurrency, growth accelerators, start-ups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and big tech giants looking for their next “advantage-gaining innovation”, I went to Web Summit 2018 expecting a festival of technology, opportunism and overt capitalism. Read full Article
Read moreSundar Pichai of Google: ‘Technology Doesn’t Solve Humanity’s Problems’
Google is facing more challenges today than at any time in its 20-year history. Employees are outraged over sexual harassment. Executives are under scrutiny for an effort to secretly make a censored version of its search product for China. Read full Article
Read moreWho Will Teach Silicon Valley To Be Ethical?
Some think chief ethics officers could help technology companies navigate political and social questions. Ms. Swisher covers technology and is a contributing opinion writer. Read full Article
Read more‘The ethical challenge AI poses is something radically new’
BERLIN — Armin Grunwald likes to point out he’s a philosopher, not a prophet. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t try to predict the future. Read full Article
Read moreOnly Ethical Marketing Will Stand the Test of Time
Ethics took a hit during the 2016 election cycle. Sometimes it seems the hits just keep on coming. From Kellyanne Conway’s innovative term, “alternative facts,” to former Gen. Michael Flynn pocketing a cool half-million in cash, politics, already seemingly rooted in the mud, got dirtier. Read full Article
Read moreIs it time to start addressing ethics in Artificial Intelligence? We think so.
It’s only been, what, 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, am I right? And it wasn’t until fairly recently that women in Saudi Arabia were finally allowed to rev up those Jaguars, and get in the driving seat for once, true? Read full Article
Read moreEmbracing the robot
There is a heartbreaking scene in the middle of Blade Runner 2049 (2017). The hero of the movie, a replicant called K, lives a drab existence in a dystopian, future Los Angeles. The one bright spot in his life is his patient and sympathetic partner, Joi. Read full Article
Read moreEmbracing the robot
There is a heartbreaking scene in the middle of Blade Runner 2049 (2017). The hero of the movie, a replicant called K, lives a drab existence in a dystopian, future Los Angeles. The one bright spot in his life is his patient and sympathetic partner, Joi. Read full Article
Read moreMan vs. Machine: The New Ethics of Cybersecurity
What role do ethics play in technology? As a business executive or board member, when you approve a technology investment or have your teams create a new technology-based business service, do you ever think about the ethical considerations of what you are doing? Read full Article
Read moreData’s day of reckoning
Check out the session “An ethical foundation for the AI-driven future” at the Strata Data Conference in New York, September 11-13, 2018. This post is part of a series on data ethics. Read full Article
Read moreThe Ethical Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence
“Digital ethics will evolve into a burning, un-ignorable issue for every individual and organization as technology permeates every aspect of human life and activity.” – Gerd Leonhard in Technology vs. Humanity (released on September 8 2016) The US Federal Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently stated that Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies “offer great promise for … Continue reading "The Ethical Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence"
Read moreMoral Machine
From self-driving cars on public roads to self-piloting reusable rockets landing on self-sailing ships, machine intelligence is supporting or entirely taking over ever more complex human activities at an ever increasing pace. The greater autonomy given machine intelligence in these roles can result in situations where they have to make autonomous choices involving human life … Continue reading "Moral Machine"
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