by Kate Kaye March 12, 2020 Number of comments0 What’s Inside a Confidential Data Disclosure from Smart City Firm Replica May Surprise You A “data disclosure” provided to Portland city planners from former Sidewalk Labs firm Replica is vague on data sources and privacy methods.
by Kate Kaye July 26, 2019 Number of comments0 What’s Hidden in a Sidewalk Labs Government Contract Portland’s contract with Sidewalk Labs limits algorithmic transparency, and fails to address law enforcement data access.
by Kate Kaye April 30, 2019 Number of comments0 Big Tech’s AI Ethics Nonprofit Signals Business-Aligned Motives and Lobbying Mission It’s been nearly three years since Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft formed Partnership on AI. The results of its long-awaited work are surprising as they are revealing.
by Kate Kaye March 6, 2019 Number of comments0 To Ethical Tech Advocates, IBM’s “Dear Tech” Ad Looks Like Moral Posturing A group of AI ethics academics and advocates want more than a virtuous marketing facade from big tech.
by Kate Kaye January 28, 2019 3 Ya Know What’s Really Scary about AI? The Giants of Tech Want to Control AI Ethics Ethically-challenged tech corporations are steering what AI Ethics standards, research and future regulations look like.