Chinese Authorities Call For Internet Companies To Add Bias To AI Algorithms -- In Order To 'Promote Mainstream Values'

Wed, 2 Oct 2019 05:35:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
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"As is increasingly the case, China is in the vanguard of digital
culture here. The rest of the world is beginning to wake up to the
serious threat of bias as AI-powered algorithms are deployed more
widely. China has moved beyond that stage and is now actively
weaponizing bias to push a government agenda. This is a useful warning
to those who see algorithmic decision-making as the solution to hard
problems."

Alan Cox added "The irony is you don’t have to add bias. AI’s already
promote mainstream values - they reflect their training data not any
vision of the future. They are mainstream - that’s why they are racist
and sexist."

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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