Lachlan McCalman

Published in Gradient Institute

·Apr 19

Caution: metaverse ahead

By combining technologies that are each themselves transformative, the metaverse has the potential to have a profound impact on the world… — By combining technologies that are each themselves transformative, the metaverse has the potential to have a profound impact on the world. We would be wise to plan conservatively and ensure that this technological convergence helps, rather than hurts, humanity and the planet.

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Published in Gradient Institute

·Mar 15

AI Impact Control Panel

New software for controlling the business and ethical impact of AI — New software for controlling the business and ethical impact of AI In partnership with Minderoo Foundation, Gradient Institute has released the first version of our AI impact control panel software. This tool helps decision-makers balance and constrain their system’s objectives without having to be ML experts. …

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Published in Gradient Institute

·Feb 1, 2021

Assessing AI fairness in finance

Gradient Institute’s collaborative work to develop a practical fairness assessment for AI systems in finance — Gradient Institute’s collaborative work to develop a practical fairness assessment for AI systems in finance. Get the methodology and accompanying case studies from this link. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming ubiquitous in all kinds of decision-making, impacting many aspects of our lives and perhaps even altering the nature of…

Ethical Ai

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Published in Gradient Institute

·Mar 25, 2019

Whose ethics?

A discussion of who decides the ethical stance encoded into an ethical AI — A discussion of who decides the ethical stance encoded into an ethical AI We at the Gradient Institute are often asked who decides the particular ethical stance encoded into an “ethical AI”. In particular, because we work on building such systems, the question also takes the form of “whose ethics”…

Ethical Ai

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