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Ethics of AI is ethics of automation

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That makes people feel powerless against algorithmic decisions. These are serious issues that require all our attention. Are these typical concerns of Artificial Intelligence or is there more to it? The recent affairs surrounding social security allowances in the Netherlands show that ethical issues can arise out of automation.


New Mathematical Formula Unveiled to Prevent AI From Making Unethical Decisions

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Researchers from the UK and Switzerland have found a mathematical means of helping regulators and business police Artificial Intelligence systems' biases towards making unethical, and potentially very costly and damaging choices. The collaborators from the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, and EPFL – Lausanne, along with the strategy firm Sciteb Ltd, believe that in an environment in which decisions are increasingly made without human intervention, there is a very strong incentive to know under what circumstances AI systems might adopt an unethical strategy--and to find and reduce that risk, or eliminate entirely, if possible. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly deployed in commercial situations. Consider for example using AI to set prices of insurance products to be sold to a particular customer. There are legitimate reasons for setting different prices for different people, but it may also be more profitable to make certain decisions that end up hurting the company.