📮 Maildrop 21.05.24: Why do we keep misusing a powerful tool?

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Why do we keep misusing a powerful tool?

With great power comes great responsibility, and recent events highlight some concerning trends in AI misuse.

• Why do we keep raising opaque AI models while seeking more transparency in their decision-making processes?

• What are the known and unknown dangers of focusing solely on accuracy as a performance metric, potentially neglecting fairness and other crucial aspects?

• How biases in training data can be amplified by AI algorithms, leading to discriminatory outcomes?

Imagine a loan approval system using AI. While the system might boast high accuracy in predicting loan repayment, it could be biased against certain demographics.

This can have serious real-world consequences, hindering financial opportunities for individuals based on factors unrelated to their financial responsibility.

What’s important to know? Why do we keep misusing a powerful tool?

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