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Militaries use mistake-prone AI, fueling civilian casualties; AI ethics leader warns of entrenched bias

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A new report from the AI Now Institute and Airwars, titled "Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain," highlights the dangerous reliance on error-prone AI systems in military operations in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran. The report details how chained AI algorithms, each with inherent flaws, can lead to faulty targeting and civilian casualties, exacerbated by human tendency to accept AI recommendations without verification. Separately, AI ethics leader Timnit Gebru discusses how artificial intelligence entrenches societal biases and inequality, noting that the internet, used for AI training, represents hegemonic and biased views, citing Wikipedia as an example of overwhelming Western and male perspectives. AI

IMPACT Highlights the critical need for ethical considerations and human oversight in AI deployment, particularly in sensitive applications like military operations and in addressing societal biases.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of two video interviews discussing AI ethics and the risks of AI in warfare, rather than a primary release or significant event.

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Militaries use mistake-prone AI, fueling civilian casualties; AI ethics leader warns of entrenched bias

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "“Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain”: Militaries Rely on Mistake-Prone AI in Ukraine, Gaza & Iran (video) Militaries across the world are in an “AI arms race,” says H

    "“Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain”: Militaries Rely on Mistake-Prone AI in Ukraine, Gaza & Iran (video) Militaries across the world are in an “AI arms race,” says Heidy Khlaaf, a chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute, which just released a joint report with Airwars titled “Anato…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/heidy_khlaaf
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "“Deep Unlearning”: Timnit Gebru on AI Hype, Ethics & Algorithmic Racial Bias (video) We speak with Timnit Gebru, a leader in the field of AI ethics, about how

    "“Deep Unlearning”: Timnit Gebru on AI Hype, Ethics & Algorithmic Racial Bias (video) We speak with Timnit Gebru, a leader in the field of AI ethics, about how artificial intelligence is entrenching societal biases and inequality. Gebru is the founder and executive director of th…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru

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