AI and ethics - 'Unbiased data is an oxymoron'

The technology industry, regulators and privacy advocates continue to debate and push forward the idea that AI development needs to be'responsible and ethical'. However, what that actually looks like - considering so much AI and ML activity is veiled in secrecy - continues to be up for debate. Sure, controls can be put in place, organisations can have strong governance structures, but we are far from an internationally recognised'standard' around how AI should be created and used. This was the topic of debate during a panel at this week's IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona, where experts and delegates from industry debated the challenges and pitfalls of developing AI applications and tools ethically. The conversation was one of the more honest ones I've listened to in recent years on the topic. Some conclusions that were drawn included the suggestion that the tech industry should hand over their'black boxes' and trade secrets, and that maybe as a society we should make the decision to just not use some technology.