All Blog Posts
These blog posts are written by TAP academics, TAP staff members, and on occasion by guest bloggers. TAP’s purpose for this section of the site is to present information, points of view, research, and debates directly from the academics and guest experts.
Blog Results: 10
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Margot Kaminski Delves into the Current State of the Law of AI Ethics
Publication Date: July 28, 2023
Colorado law Professor Margot Kaminski discusses the issues surrounding how to regulate and build ethical AI systems. Additionally, she explains some of the risks of regulating AI, and the importance of an individual right to contest AI decisions.
Featuring
Margot KaminskiTAP Scholar
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The Quantified Worker: Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa’s Research on Workplace Surveillance and Automated Hiring Systems
Publication Date: June 29, 2023
Emory Law Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa discusses her new book, The Quantified Worker, Law and Technology in the Modern Workplace. She explains how the workforce science of today goes far beyond increasing efficiency and threatens to erase individual personhood.
Featuring
Ifeoma AjunwaTAP Scholar
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Susan Athey Discusses How to Guide AI Development for Social Good
Publication Date: December 16, 2022
Stanford economics professor Susan Athey discusses the trends and future of artificial intelligence in the social sector. She emphasizes that universities can play a role in guiding the development of AI in directions that can be beneficial to humanity.
Featuring
Susan AtheyTAP Scholar
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Evan Selinger Discusses the Ethical Imperatives of AI
Publication Date: July 10, 2019
Rochester Institute of Technology philosophy professor Evan Selinger and his Future of Privacy Forum colleague Brenda K Leong argue that technology companies “should ensure their ethics boards are guided by universal human rights.”
Featuring
Evan SelingerTAP Scholar
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The Challenges with Designing Fair Algorithms
Publication Date: November 21, 2018
danah boyd, Catherine Tucker, and Joseph Turow share essays about their work with artificial intelligence and ethics.
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: An Interview of Kurt Long
Publication Date: September 13, 2018
George Washington law professor Daniel Solove discusses several ethical issues connected with the advances of artificial intelligence.
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Some Starting Questions Around Pervasive Autonomous Systems
Publication Date: May 17, 2017
Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain shares his thoughts on policy and ethical concerns arising from applying artificial intelligence broadly within society.
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Addressing the Challenges Associated with Artificial Intelligence
Publication Date: November 4, 2016
A look at academic institutions and government agencies that are working to build an understanding of the challenges and opportunities related to artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Ryan Calo Raises Ethical Issues around Robots and the Remote-Controlled Use of Force
Publication Date: July 19, 2016
University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo joins the NYT “Room for Debate” to discuss ethical considerations of using robots in policing.
Featuring
M. Ryan CaloTAP Scholar
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Peter Swire Says It’s a Case of National Security versus Cybersecurity
Publication Date: February 25, 2016
Georgia Tech ethics and law professor Peter Swire has worked on encryption issues for two decades. From a recent interview and articles, TAP presents Professor Swire’s point of view on the Apple-FBI dispute over de-encrypting the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone.
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Peter SwireTAP Scholar