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Ethical Opportunities for AI: Protecting Humans from Ourselves

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Aside from the immature design of many AI applications, another ethical pitfall presents itself in the way we are using these applications. We are designing AI for tasks that could (and should) be done by humans and neglecting to use AI where it is urgently needed -- namely, in repairing our online ecosystem. It is human nature to have opinions. Many of pride ourselves on the fact-based nature of our opinions -- whether they be based on news stories, personal experience, a book we read recently, etc. However, even the strongest opinions are subject to bias, and it is becoming easier than ever to bias our opinions through social media.