Shaping Futures
e-magazine of The Michael Dukakis Institute
To make AI fair, here’s what we must learn to do
Developers of artificial intelligence must learn to collaborate with social scientists and the people affected by its applications. Beginning in 2013, the Dutch government used an algorithm to wreak havoc in the lives of 25,000 parents. The software was meant to predict which people were most likely to commit childcare-benefit fraud, but the government did […]
The Looming Board Challenge: Oversight Of Artificial Intelligence
One of the most consequential challenges confronting corporate governance in the near term will be...
How Meta is using AI to focus on more sustainable technology
Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook, which has been working to use machine learning technologies...
MIT’s FutureMakers programs help kids get their minds around — and hands on — AI
The programs are designed to foster an understanding of how artificial intelligence technologies...
Why CMU launched the Responsible AI initiative
Amid local and national discussion — and concern — about the same topic, Carnegie Mellon...
Six Steps to Responsible AI in the Federal Government
There is widespread agreement that responsible artificial intelligence requires principles such as...
What ethics should AI application have in businesses?
The evolution of artificial intelligence is a perpetual stream of wonder, optimism, and terror....
‘No-Code’ Brings the Power of A.I. to the Masses
A growing number of new products allow anyone to apply artificial intelligence without having to...
A.I. is on the front lines of the war in Ukraine
War is terrible. But it has often played a pivotal role in advancing technology. And Russia’s...