Recent advances and increased application of computer-aided decision making, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), have caught the attention of consumer protection organizations and regulatory agencies.
Artificial intelligence is not a silver bullet, its ability to efficiently and accurately crunch numbers is aiding the containment and treatment effort for COVID. Lessons learned now will help future outbreaks. No longer the realm of sci-fi, AI is in the fight against the pandemic.
The algorithms that govern Artificial Intelligence behavior have been accused of bias in high-profile cases involving major corporations. Lawmakers are responding with the Algorithmic Accountability Act which is the most serious attempt to address the issue.
In part 1 of our series on self-driving cars, we explore the idea that before driving gets fully automatic and easier, it first gets more complicated.