AI Must Be Anti-Ableist and Accessible

First and foremost, do no harm: algorithms that put a subset of the population at risk should not be deployed. This requires regulatory intervention, algorithmic research (for example, developing better algorithms for handling outliers)9 and applications research (for example, studying the risks that applications might create for disabled people). We must consider "the context in which such technology is produced and situated, the politics of classification, and the ways in which fluid identities are (mis)reflected and calcified through such technology."11 The most important step in avoiding this potential harm is to change who builds, regulates, and deploys AI-based systems. We must ensure disabled people contribute their perspective and expertise to the design of AI-based systems.