Sweden’s government authority for digitalization of the public sector, DIGG, has a new advisory team (”referensgrupp”) for the field of AI.
Thinking of Sweden as a country boasting gender equality I did a double take when viewing its composition.
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In April of this year, this research paper from @AINowInstitute came out, about the diversity crisis in the AI sector across gender and race.
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by @sarahbmyers @mer__edith @katecrawford ⬅️ follow them
Also read this interactive story by @_karenhao on the complexity of AI bias.
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Here’s a podcast with @ruha9 you’ll want to give a listen:
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And of course @timnitGebru, co-founder of @black_in_ai gave this interview in February of last year.
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In other news, when the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence launched, zero of 121 faculty members were black.
Mission: ”The creators and designers of AI must be broadly representative of humanity.” 🤔
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