In the Covid-19 jobs market, biased AI is in charge of all the hiring
As millions of people flood the jobs market, companies are turning to “biased and racist” AI to sift through the avalanche of CVs. This can lock certain groups out of employment and there is no legislation to prevent it.
These robots handle dull and dangerous work humans do today — and can create new jobs
This article highlights the benefits of using AI and robots in certain work situations.
PwC facial recognition tool criticised for home working privacy invasion
PwC has come under fire for the development of a facial recognition tool that logs when employees are absent from their computer screens while they work from home. As it is known that image recognition works better for white males than for other parts of the population, would non-white employees be penalised by the tool […]
AI will impact future of jobs
The impact of AI on future jobs.
An AI expert told ’60 Minutes’ that AI could replace 40% of jobs
View of an AI expert on human job loss. Provides an anecdotal view from an AI expert on what jobs are already being displaced with AI and automation.
Deepfakes and Disinformation
Deepfakes and disinformation can be used in used in racialised disinformation campaigns and sensationalist media. This blog articles outlines some strategies and resources that communities can make use of.
Software that monitors students during tests perpetuates inequality and violates their privacy
In an opinion piece by a University Librarian, he claims that millions of algorithmically proctored (invigilated) tests are happening every month around the world, increasing exponentially during the pandemic. In his experience algorithmic ‘proctoring’ reinforces white supremacy, sexism, ableism, and transphobia, invades students’ privacy and is often a civil rights violation.
Remote testing monitored by AI is failing the students forced to undergo it
An opinion piece in which examples are given of students who have been highly disadvantaged by exam software, including a muslim woman forced to remove her hijab by software, in order to prove she is not hiding anything behind it.
Speech recognition in education: The powers and perils
Weighing up the huge potential of voice recognition technology to gain insights into children’s language and reading development, against a difference of 16% in misidentified words between white and black voices.
AI teachers may be the solution to our education crisis
This article looks at the global shortage of teachers and how AI might be used to supplement and provide lacking education, and argues that it could be less biased than teachers, thereby resolving inequity.
