Tag Archive for: Artificial Intelligence

In The Age Of AI, Critical Thinking Is More Needed Than Ever

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Critical thinking is needed to ensure that AI implementation is successful. The rise of AI has proven to be a watershed moment in history, with countless arguments for and against its use in practically every industry and use case conceivable.…

These 8 Levers Of Organizational Culture Will Drive Great Performance

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Certain areas of organizational culture can act as levers on performance when managed appropriately. Forty-six percent of business leaders say that culture drives employee productivity, engagement and retention — and 90% say…

Do we really need to ‘move fast and break things’?

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From “move fast and break things” to “hacker culture,” Silicon’s Valley’s mantras over the past two decades have seemingly encouraged employees to cast aside moral concerns in pursuit of innovation. Perhaps due to this mindset,…

Leaders, Don’t Fear AI…Embrace It

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Combining the best of human ingenuity and generative AI The rise of machine learning and AI has been ongoing for quite a while, but it’s only relatively recently that conversations surrounding generative AI have really taken…

How To Approach AI Adoption Ethically And Responsibly Within Your Organization

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Being proactive may lead to more ethical and successful adoption of AI capabilities. Over the past few years, there has been an explosion of artificial intelligence technology across all channels. According to McKinsey & Company,…

Against the “Value Alignment” of Future Artificial Intelligence

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What we should want, probably, is not that superintelligent AI align with our mixed-up, messy, and sometimes crappy values but instead that superintelligent AI have ethically good values. It's good that our children rebel. We wouldn't…

Cathy O’Neil to the Ivory Tower: Stop ignoring the ethics risks in tech

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in most all aspects of modern business and social life is now ubiquitous. From wealth management, to hiring employees, assessing the effectiveness of teachers, and our news feeds, AI impacts most every aspect of our day-to-day life — whether or not we are aware of it.

As the use of AI has grown, so has a corresponding gap in the ability of many companies and people to explain what, how, and most importantly, why these bots make certain decisions.  In a NYT op-ed this week, Cathy O’Neil gives academics a call to action — the time has come to provide a deeper, and unbiased view of the risks of AI and the ethics challenges we face as their power and influence grows.