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Latest bias publications


How can we overcome bias in algorithms?

Leading tech organisations have released toolkits that offer developers the ability to identify and remove any viruses found within machine learning models. The IBM Watson OpenScale service gives developers access to real-time bias detection and mitigation and helps explain how the AI is coming to results, increasing trust and transparency.


Half of organisations have incorporated ethics into AI strategy

Trust, bias and ethics have become a central component of AI strategy, according to new IDC report A new IDC report has shed light on the importance of ethics to the AI strategies of organisations as they ramp up use of the technology. According to the report, that surveyed almost 2,500 organisations worldwide, two-thirds of… Read More


Government launches investigation into machine learning bias

The investigation will look into the potential for algorithmic bias in public and private sector decision making The potential for bias in machine learning algorithms that could be used in local government and the justice system is to be investigated by a government advisory body. The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) is to… Read More


Campaigners hope new gender-neutral AI voice assistant will combat gender bias

Q has been developed by creative agency Virtue and Copenhagen Pride Researchers and campaigners have designed a gender-neutral voice for use in virtual assistants to promote inclusivity in voice technology and help end gender bias. Built by creative agency Virtue, Copenhagen Pride and equality campaign organisation EqualAI, the voice is designed to reflect the growing… Read More


MIT researchers propose model for debiasing AI algorithms

Researchers demonstrate increased overall performance and decreased categorical bias with novel approach Researchers at Massachusetts Insitute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) have described an AI model that can evaluate and “debias” facial recognition software. In a paper scheduled to be presented at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence’s… Read More