'Disastrous' lack of diversity in AI industry perpetuates bias, study finds; The Guardian, April 16, 2019
Kari Paul, The Guardian;
"Lack of diversity in the artificial intelligence field has reached “a
moment of reckoning”, according to new findings published by a New York
University research center. A “diversity disaster” has contributed to
flawed systems that perpetuate gender and racial biases found the
survey, published by the AI Now Institute, of more than 150 studies and
reports.
The AI field, which is overwhelmingly white and male, is at risk of
replicating or perpetuating historical biases and power imbalances, the
report said. Examples cited include image recognition services making offensive classifications of minorities, chatbots adopting hate speech, and Amazon technology failing to recognize users
with darker skin colors. The biases of systems built by the AI industry
can be largely attributed to the lack of diversity within the field
itself, the report said...
The report released on Tuesday cautioned against addressing diversity in
the tech industry by fixing the “pipeline” problem, or the makeup of
who is hired, alone. Men currently make up 71% of the applicant pool for
AI jobs in the US, according to the 2018 AI Index, an independent
report on the industry released annually. The AI institute suggested
additional measures, including publishing compensation levels for
workers publicly, sharing harassment and discrimination transparency
reports, and changing hiring practices to increase the number of
underrepresented groups at all levels."
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