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Advancing human-centered AI: Updates on responsible AI research
| Mihaela Vorvoreanu and Kathy Walker
Artificial intelligence, like all tools we build, is an expression of human creativity. As with all creative expression, AI manifests the perspectives and values of its creators. A stance that encourages reflexivity among AI practitioners is a step toward ensuring…
In the news | AI and Gaming Research Summit 2021
Responsible Gaming
Many people use online gaming to socialize, both to relieve stress in a casual setting and to nurture lasting relationships. These goals are best met in healthy online communities that foster trust among their members, as gamers must weigh risks…
In the news | Consequential Podcast (Season 3, Episode 8)
Consequential Podcast: Language, Power and NLP
Natural language processing is the branch of artificial intelligence that allows computers to recognize, analyze and replicate human language. But when it’s hard enough for humans to say what they mean most of the time, it’s even harder for computers…
In the news | Knowledge@Wharton
How can we overcome the challenge of biased and incomplete data?
Data analytics and artificial intelligence are transforming our lives. Be it in health care, in banking and financial services, or in times of humanitarian crises — data determine the way decisions are made. But often, the way data is collected…
Three months ago, I embarked on a new product manager role within SAGE Ocean, an initiative that supports social scientists to do better and more computational research. I had an idea of what that entailed, but like any new starter, I…
In the news | Canadian Security
Fernando Diaz joins MSR Montreal as head of new Montreal FATE Research Group
Microsoft Research (MSR) Montreal recently welcomed Fernando Diaz to the Montreal FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency and Ethics in AI) Research Group as principal researcher.
In the news | BNN Bloomberg
Microsoft hires former Spotify researcher to head Montreal AI group
Microsoft Corp. is bolstering its Canadian artificial intelligence presence in Montreal, adding a former Spotify researcher to lead the tech giant’s ethical AI group.