Google is investigating the actions of another top AI ethicist

Re:Google is investigating the actions of another top AI eth... by visarga on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @05:17AM (#25844640)

> AI systems are currently being used for bail eligibility, likelihood of recurrence, mortgage approval, and hiring.

Is there an analysis comparing the automated to manual approaches? I mean, people are biased, too. The models are more systematically biased, but can also be more systematically evaluated and de-biased. Which is better, the old or the imperfect new?

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Re:Google is investigating the actions of another top AI eth... by freeone3000 on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:21PM (#25851444)

Yes; automated approaches amplify bias[0]. Moreover, automated approaches launder bias; in the general population, people view computers and algorithms as "unbiased", so imagine biased results to be more accurate than humans, because a computer did them.

0: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.07842 2: https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.07213 also has an overview of our current combative systems.

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