Why Diversity in Artificial Intelligence Development Matters

There is a flawed but common notion when it comes to artificial intelligence: Machines are neutral — they have no bias.

In reality, machines are a lot more like people: If it’s taught implicit bias by being fed non-inclusive data, it will behave with bias.

This was the topic of the panel “Artificial Intelligence: Calculating Our Culture” at the HUE Tech Summit on day one of Philly Tech Week presented by Comcast. (Here’s why it matters that Philly has a conference for women of color in tech.)

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