Inside Big Tech's Manipulation of AI Ethics Research - The Mac Observer

MIT lent credibility to the idea that big tech could police its own use of artificial intelligence at a time when the industry faced increasing criticism and calls for legal regulation…Meanwhile, corporations have tried to shift the discussion to focus on voluntary "ethical principles," "responsible practices," and technical adjustments or "safeguards" framed in terms of "bias" and "fairness" (e.g., requiring or encouraging police to adopt "unbiased" or "fair" facial recognition).