Ep 65: How AI is manipulating our behaviour & how to regulate it | Ansgar Koene (Global AI Ethics & Regulatory Leader, EY)

Ansgar Koene is the Global AI Ethics & Regulatory Leader at
EY, Senior Research Fellow at Horizon Digital Economy Research
Institute at the University of Nottingham, a Trustee at 5Rights
and chair of the IEEE Working Group P7003 Standard for Algorithm
Bias Considerations.


Today with Ansgar, we’ll be talking about all things artificial
intelligence.


AI is an inescapable part of life. Whether it's the songs that
Spotify recommends to us or the similar videos that pop up on our
YouTube feed after watching one cat video, AI is monitoring &
downloading data about us which is used to enhance our
experiences on these social platforms. But there are darker
elements to this, where it ends up manipulating our behaviour
without us even realising it.


So how can and should AI be regulated? What are the issues
surrounding algorithm bias? Have recent legislations like the
GDPR helped to better define the boundaries surrounding the use
of AI? And what does Ansgar think about some of the current
developments e.g. Facebook choosing to stop the use of its facial
recognition software?


If you want to learn more about the current state of AI, and the
ethical and regulatory concerns surrounding its use, then this is
the episode for you.


Highlights:


8:50 Every model is wrong, but some models are useful

16:49 Ethical concerns around use of Twitter

18:12 Issue of consent & privacy

20:56 Types of recommender systems used by online platforms

26:07 Using youth juries in the Unbias Project

27:25 A series of “nudges” that manipulate our
behaviour 

29:59: An oversight committee 

31:52 Who should bear editorial responsibility?

36:25 Inherent algorithm bias

40:30 Opening & streamlining access to platforms also
restricts your freedom of expression

44:19 How effective current regulation is

49:23 Ansgar’s thoughts on Facebook stopping use of its
facial recognition technology

51:31 How effective is the #deleteFacebook movement?

55:22 Why young people feel “disempowered” when using social
media

1:00:50 YouTube Kids versus Instagram Kids






Show notes:
www.sothisismywhy.com/65     


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