‘Objective or biased – The questionable use of Artificial Intelligence in job applications’ Research experiment and report conducted by BR (Bavarian Broadcasting) in partnership with Report München. While it ignores disability – the findings of this fascinating experiment from German public broadcaster BR, reveals weaknesses in the AI alleged science which will inevitably also pose… Continue reading Objective or biased – The questionable use of Artificial Intelligence in job applications
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Race and AI Toolkit from We and AI
How does Artificial Intelligence encode and amplify the racial biases in our society? And how could it be used to reduce them? The Race and Artificial Intelligence Toolkit is designed to help people with any level of knowledge of AI to raise awareness of the issues, and explore a range of actions to make a… Continue reading Race and AI Toolkit from We and AI
AI Powered Disability Discrimination: How do you lip-read a robot recruiter
AI Powered Disability Discrimination: How do you lip-read a robot recruiter’ lecture by Susan Scott-Parker OBE HonD, for New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, ‘AI Ethics – Global Perspectives’ series. AI-based technologies can solve some of the world’s biggest challenges, but for some individuals and groups – AI ethics are just unethical. Susan Scott-Parker… Continue reading AI Powered Disability Discrimination: How do you lip-read a robot recruiter
AI for disability inclusion’ by Accenture
This research based on Accenture’s ongoing study of persons with disabilities in the workplace, and advances in “human + machine” work, shows that Artificial Intelligence (AI)—when developed and used responsibly and ethically—has the potential to facilitate the entire employment journey for persons with disabilities. It can help organizations identify candidates (and vice versa). It can… Continue reading AI for disability inclusion’ by Accenture
How Automated Test Invigilating Software Discriminates Against Disabled Students
How Automated Test Invigilating Software Discriminates Against Disabled Students by Lydia X. Z. Brown. Virtual invigilating software algorithmically profiles students for suspicious behaviour, creating anxiety and fears about surveillance in the exam room. For disabled students, it can be much worse – as merely being disabled can affect movement, appearance, communication, and information processing, and… Continue reading How Automated Test Invigilating Software Discriminates Against Disabled Students
Recruitment AI has a Disability Problem
Recruitment AI has a Disability Problem’ White Paper by The Institute for Ethical AI. This white paper details the impacts to and concerns of disabled employment seekers using AI systems for recruitment, and provides recommendations on the steps employers can take to ensure innovation in recruitment is also fair to all users. In doing so,… Continue reading Recruitment AI has a Disability Problem
‘Ableism And Disability Discrimination In New Surveillance Technologies’
As the use of algorithmic technologies continues to pervade every area of our life from the monitoring of delivery drivers dropping off your latest purchase, to health apps tracking your diet and exercise to students and workers being judged and discriminated against by automated decision makers – AI technologies are here to stay. In the… Continue reading ‘Ableism And Disability Discrimination In New Surveillance Technologies’
Microsoft to phase out facial recognition technology
As Microsoft rolls out its Responsible AI Standard framework to the public, it is most encouraging to note that they will phase out facial recognition technology that’s designed to identify a person’s age, gender, emotional state, and other characteristics. The company acknowledged that this AI technology has the potential to discriminate, perpetuate stereotypes, and the… Continue reading Microsoft to phase out facial recognition technology
American EEOC begin to address AI powered disability bias and discrimination as a priority
New guidance from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission makes it crystal clear that AI-powered recruitment tools which employers believe will save time and effort and decrease bias – can and do the exact opposite. The most common ways that an employer’s use of algorithmic decision-making tools could violate the Americans with Disabilities Act-(ADA) which… Continue reading American EEOC begin to address AI powered disability bias and discrimination as a priority
Ground breaking report puts rights of persons with disabilities at the centre of ethical AI debate
On 15th March 2022, The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities launched his latest report ‘Artificial Intelligence and disability: Balance of risks and opportunities’. The report addresses the rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence, automated decision-making and machine-learning technologies from a disability rights perspective. While these new technologies… Continue reading Ground breaking report puts rights of persons with disabilities at the centre of ethical AI debate