Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

ProPublica provided glaring evidence of this in 2016. A computer program used by U.S. courts wrongly flagged black defendants who did not recidivate over a two-year period as likely to become repeat offenders at nearly twice the rate as white defendants--45 percent as compared to 23 percent. If a human did the same, it would be decried as racist. Our collective experiences are not static. They are shaped by important societal decisions, which in turn are guided by our ethical values.