Opinion: Should Algorithms Be Regulated?

[...]if a driverless car recognises an obstacle in the road, the control algorithm has to decide whether it will put the life of its passengers at risk or endanger uninvolved passers-by on the pavement. Searching for the concepts 'professional hairstyle' and 'unprofessional hairstyle&...

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Published in:ECN 2017-01
Main Author: Saraga, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Control algorithms
Decision making
Privacy
Recidivism
Social networks
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Summary:[...]if a driverless car recognises an obstacle in the road, the control algorithm has to decide whether it will put the life of its passengers at risk or endanger uninvolved passers-by on the pavement. Searching for the concepts 'professional hairstyle' and 'unprofessional hairstyle' in the US version of Google will bring up images of light-skinned women and dark-skinned women respectively (in accordance with the 'algorithmic bias').
ISSN:1523-3081