Why fairer AI is essential for long-term survival

An important consideration for data scientists, businesses, and society as a whole, today centres on how we might establish AI as an indisputable and indispensable force for good in the world. For years, we have seen stories of bots and machines taking over the job market, discriminatory facial recognition technology, and few of us will forget the turn of events with Tay. In most instances where AI has fallen foul, however, the appropriate response is simple and follows a long tradition of noble scientific endeavour. Quite simply, how do we build it better? In every context, better thought aroung data and models leads to improved products and services. When machine learning models for cancer diagnoses show promise, we naturally rally around this positive step and rejoice in the vision of a brighter future because it's a victory that touches us all in some way.