Algorithm use in society with a particular emphasis on government uses in the UK. This was a conscious choice as we are based in the UK and a lot of the AI ethics coverage to date has been US-focused.
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Weapons of Math Destruction. Cathy O’Neil, 2016. We kinda had to start with this, right? One of the books that got people talking about ethical issues with AI, data science etc. NOTE: This is a book that costs money! If you want to buy it that’s great, but if anyone has a copy they can lend out then post here. Also check local libraries as a good resource!
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The controversial tech used to predict problems before they happen. Manthorpe, 2019. A report from Sky News (Warning! auto-playing video) This is a news report on a longer report on algorithm use on UK governments by the Data Justice Lab Cardiff. Read the Sky story, watch the news report, go dig out the 144-page pdf of the full report - it’s all good :)
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Fairness and Accountability Design Needs for Algorithmic Support in High-Stakes Public Sector Decision-Making - Veale et al., 2018. Journal article based on interviews with data scientists and others involved in creating and implementing those algorithmic tools in the UK - a chance to dig in to what goes on behind the scenes!
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- Bring a memorable quote from the text you have read
Open tweet in Twitter to see the discussion thread.
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First ever book club! This one was run with DataKind UK attendees only to iron out issues before opening them up.