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Thursday, November 10, 2016

The Ethics of Algorithms: Mapping the Debate

Mittelstadt, B. D., Allo, P., Taddeo, M., Wachter, S. and Floridi, L. 2016 (in press). ‘The Ethics of Algorithms: Mapping the Debate’. Big Data & Society

Abstract

In information societies, operations, decisions and choices previously left to humans are increasingly delegated to algorithms, which may advise, if not decide, about how data should be interpreted and what actions should be taken as a result. More and more often, algorithms mediate social processes, business transactions, governmental decisions, and how we perceive, understand, and interact among ourselves and with the environment. Gaps between the design and operation of algorithms and our understanding of their ethical implications can have severe consequences affecting individuals as well as groups and whole societies. This paper makes three contributions to clarify the ethical importance of algorithmic mediation. It provides a prescriptive map to organise the debate. It reviews the current discussion of ethical aspects of algorithms.And it assesses the available literature in order to identify areas requiring further work to develop the ethics of algorithms.

The book chapter is here.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Intelligence Agencies

Cortney Weinbaum
The National Interest
Originally published July 18, 2016

Here is an excerpt:

Consider what could happen if the intelligence community creates a policy similar to the Pentagon directive and requires a human operator be allowed to intervene at any moment. One day the computer warns of an imminent attack, but the human analyst disagrees with the AI intelligence assessment. Does the CIA warn the president that an attack is about to occur? How is the human analyst’s assessment valued against the AI-generated intelligence?

 Or imagine that a highly sophisticated foreign country infiltrates the most sensitive U.S. intelligence systems, gains access to the algorithms and replaces the programming code with its own. The hacked AI system is no longer capable of providing accurate intelligence on that country.

The article is here.