Artificial Intelligence Often "Bakes In Biases We've Spent 50 Years Eradicating" - B&T

While artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at an astronomical pace, one of the most pressing questions is how to stop human bias getting "baked into" algorithms. Speaking at B&T's inaugural Breakfast Club this morning presented by Adobe, Adobe director of digital marketing Michael Stoddart said despite our control, algorithms are not neutral by their very nature. The impact of this is problematic bias, often resulting in conditioned sexism, according to Stoddart. Stoddart referred back to an algorithm where a "computer to man" was likened to "homemakers to women". For Stoddart, biases which are inherent in society can often be translated into technology.