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What would it mean to have feminist AI?
phys.org ^ | 04/11/2023

Posted on 04/11/2023 9:39:47 AM PDT by devane617

Under the hotly debated impacts of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) lies the deeper problem of biased data teaching AI. Perhaps now more than ever, with growing numbers of people and organizations turning to tools such as ChatGPT to write their essays, legal briefs, or make critical decisions, the challenge of algorithmic bias and injustice built into AI systems is urgent.

While racial and gender discrimination are often cited among harms resulting from bias in AI, broader and interrelated areas of impact include job loss, privacy violations, health care discrimination, political polarization, and the spread of disinformation.

"AI is predominantly a white and male domain," says Waterloo's Dr. Carla Fehr, "and there is a pressing need for work on race, gender, disability, and social issues related to AI."

Fehr is an associate professor of philosophy and holds the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy. In 2021 she convened the Feminism, Social Justice and AI workshop that invited scholars from her own field of feminist philosophy to collaborate with other experts including computer scientists, engineers, economists, policy makers, and industry experts. Their challenge was to explore ways to foster the responsible development and use of AI.

"We have such spectacular progress in terms of technological growth. And there's a lot of really interesting work being done on social theory and ethics around AI. But for either of these fields to make a positive difference in the world, they need to talk to each other," says Fehr.

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To: Flatus I. Maximus

What would it mean to have feminist AI?
Nag nag nag


21 posted on 04/11/2023 11:42:37 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: NorthMountain

Your last line gave the clue. A female AI — bitchin and moanin all the time.


22 posted on 04/11/2023 12:58:14 PM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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To: devane617

Most females are under AI. It seems.


23 posted on 04/11/2023 1:01:44 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: farmguy
Good one!

Question: If the Feminist AI played Test Drive 64, would it be able to back the car?

24 posted on 04/11/2023 1:29:45 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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