Roundtables: Why It’s So Hard to Make Welfare AI Fair
Amsterdam tried using algorithms to fairly assess welfare applicants, but bias still crept in. Why did Amsterdam fail? And more important, can this ever be done...
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The Download: How China’s universities approach AI, and the pitfalls of welfare algorithms
Just two years ago, students in China were told to avoid using AI for their assignments. At the time, to get around a national block...
The Download: California’s AI power plans, and and why it’s so hard to make welfare AI fair
California’s statewide power grid operator is poised to become the first in North America to deploy artificial intelligence to manage outages, MIT Technology Review has...
The Download: Amsterdam’s welfare AI experiment, and making humanoid robots safer
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside Amsterdam’s high-stakes...
Inside Amsterdam’s high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI
Finding a better way Every time an Amsterdam resident applies for benefits, a caseworker reviews the application for irregularities. If an application looks suspicious, it...