Plurality, Intersectionality and AI

Plurality and intersectionality are concepts mentioned in two information sources relating to the multidisciplinary research agenda being established in relation to ethics and artificial intelligence. The sources worth exploring are from Oxford University and ACOLA (Australian Council of Learned Academies): A discussion of ethical challenges posed by AI, involving experts from fields across Oxford –… Continue reading Plurality, Intersectionality and AI

Responsible Operations: Deep Commitment and Social Tensions

The Responsible Operations: Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Libraries report authored by Thomas Padilla and published by OCLC meets the pudding test.  A foundational piece of research outlining seven professional challenges to ethical approaches (and practical steps forward) to using computational methods in library practice.   Committing to Responsible Operations Description and Discovery… Continue reading Responsible Operations: Deep Commitment and Social Tensions

Transparent AI. What’s the Plan?

I listened to Joanna Bryson (a scholar in computer science and ethics) speak at the Fantastic Futures conference (AI4LAM) in December last year on: Information Professionals and Intelligent Machines: Can we Save the Librarians?.  Bryson draws the threads of societal change, technology and ethics together when she speaks, and in a way that I find… Continue reading Transparent AI. What’s the Plan?

World Views, Culture, Ethics and AI

My current preoccupation is looking into how and where AI fits into cultural heritage practice and humanities research.  Drawing from a range of views on data and AI is paying off. This week’s mix was: An interview with Genevieve Bell from the 3AI Institute at the Australian National University by Jay Hasbrouck on Anthropology, cybernetics,… Continue reading World Views, Culture, Ethics and AI