Ep. 102: Was HAL 9000 A Racist? (Probably)
In some cases, the idea of automating a given system is to remove the human element that might bring with it the baggage of a white supremacist, patriarchal society. But too often, we see automated systems and artificial intelligence carrying the same bias as humans. In this episode, we're looking at why that is.
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READING LIST:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/07/psychopathic-ai-norman-reddit-data-bias/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/technology/facial-recognition-race-artificial-intelligence.html
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/aug/08/rise-of-the-racist-robots-how-ai-is-learning-all-our-worst-impulses
https://newrepublic.com/article/144644/turns-algorithms-racist
https://theconversation.com/artificial-intelligence-could-reinforce-societys-gender-equality-problems-92631
https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2018/02/26/artificial-intelligence-ai-bias-google/#70665c931a01
https://www.newsweek.com/artificial-intelligence-scientists-racist-sexist-robots-ai-693440
