Machines Behaving Badly
eBook - ePub

Machines Behaving Badly

The Morality of AI

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Machines Behaving Badly

The Morality of AI

About this book

Artificial intelligence is an essential part of our lives – for better or worse. It can be used to influence what we buy, who gets shortlisted for a job and even how we vote. Without AI, medical technology wouldn't have come so far, we'd still be getting lost on backroads in our GPS-free cars, and smartphones wouldn't be so, well, smart. But as we continue to build more intelligent and autonomous machines, what impact will this have on humanity and the planet?
Professor Toby Walsh, a world-leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, explores the ethical considerations and unexpected consequences AI poses – Is Alexa racist? Can robots have rights? What happens if a self-driving car kills someone? What limitations should we put on the use of facial recognition?
Machines Behaving Badly is a thought-provoking look at the increasing human reliance on robotics and the decisions that need to be made now to ensure the future of AI is as a force for good, not evil.

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INDEX
23AndMe 206
2001: A Space Odyssey 1, 121
accountability
AI systems 53, 62, 127, 133, 134, 142, 162, 165, 171
corporations 40, 41, 43, 117, 216–17
ethical guidelines 133, 134, 135
machines compared to humans 153, 222, 223, 227–8
for machines that replace humans 241
Acquisti, Alessandro 54
Acton, Brian 192–3
African Union 85
AGL Energy 47
AI for Good 220
AI4People 135
AILIRA (Artificially Intelligent Legal Information Research Assistant) 241
AINow 135
air travel 7, 225
aircraft safety 75–6, 225
Alciné, Jacky 168
Alcor Life Extension foundation, Arizona 28
Alexa 19, 172, 239
Algorithm Watch 135
algorithms
answers to search queries 2
dating apps 173
Facebook’s newsfeed 48–9
fairness 152, 157–61, 175, 177–82
human resources 173–5
image recognition 35–6, 57, 88, 113, 118, 184, 215, 219
machine learning 2, 35, 54
natural language processing 2, 171
Ofqual GCSE grade allocation 146–50
predictive policing 150–1, 171, 221
route finding 17
routing for a fleet of trucks 218
search results 2, 229
sentencing 151–61, 162–7, 223
see also bias
Alibaba 39, 58
alien intelligence 113–14
Alphabet 39, 58, 71, 190 see also Google; Waymo
Altman, Sam 29
Amazon
anti-competitive behaviour 236, 237
Big Tech company 21, 38, 39, 41, 42, 58, 161
employees 52, 174, 231
software bi...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. AI
  7. The People
  8. The Companies
  9. Autonomy
  10. Humans v. Machines
  11. Ethical Rules
  12. Fairness
  13. Privacy
  14. The Planet
  15. The Way Ahead
  16. Epilogue: The Child of Our Brains
  17. About the Author
  18. Acknowledgements
  19. Notes
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover