June 2021 – Taccle AI

More on ethics and AI

24th June 202124th June 2021 Graham Attwell 362 Views 0 Comments #AIinEd, AI, AI@School, Wales Wide Web

The discussion over the ethics of AI is hotting up. And Pew have produced yet another report around this issue. This commentary comes from Stephen Downes in his indispensable OL Daily newsletter. This Pew report is essentially a collection of responses from experts on a set of questions related to ethics and AI (you can find my contribution on page 2). The question asked was, “By 2030, will most of the AI systems being used by organizations of all sorts employ ethical principles focused primarily on the public good?” The short answer was “no”, for a variety of reasons. That […]

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What do people think about Artificial Intelligence?

18th June 202118th June 2021 Graham Attwell 351 Views 0 Comments #AIinEd, AI, AI@School, IDCVET, Wales Wide Web

Pew surveys have released a new study on public attitudes about science-related issues. One of teh issues they examined were public attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence. They report: “Public sentiment about developments in artificial intelligence (AI) is mixed; majorities in most of the Asia-Pacific publics surveyed see AI as having a positive effect on society, while views in places such as the Netherlands, the UK, Canada and the U.S. are closely divided on this issue. There are similar divides over the societal impact from workplace automation using robotics.” “Publics surveyed outside of Asia tend to be more divided over the […]