Can We Trust AI to Make Big Decisions?

August 29, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

Craig Watkins addresses the challenges of making artificial intelligence systems that are truly fair.

A signpost pointing in two directions, one reads "Nope" the other reads "Yup"

Photo-Illustration: Martha Morales


Today on AI for the Rest of Us, we’re talking about the ways that AI is being used—or might be used—to help make high-stakes decisions about all aspects of our lives—from who gets hired for a job—to what interest rates people get on loans—to whether or not someone who’s been convicted of a crime gets parole. Are AI systems better than humans at making these decisions? Why is it so tempting to give up our decision-making authority to machines? And what can we do to make sure these systems are fair and unbiased?

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