How Experts Are Attempting to Combat Artificial Intelligence's Racist Tendencies

A more comprehensive, democratic approach to AI development is needed

Artificial intelligence might be the cutting edge of futuristic tech, but by its nature, it’s also rooted in the past and present.

The technology learns from human behavior, and as hundreds of years of humanity show, often veers into racism, misogyny and many other types of inequality. So, as conversations about confronting systemic discrimination have grown in volume in recent months across institutions and industries, so too have they become central debates in the world of AI.

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This story first appeared in the Aug. 10, 2020, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.