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Businesses Seek to Balance AI Innovation and Ethics, According to Deloitte

As generative AI becomes more popular, organizations must consider how to deploy it ethically. But what does the ethical deployment of AI look like? Does it involve reigning in human-level intelligence? Preventing bias? Or both? To assess how companies approach this topic, Deloitte recently polled 100 C-level executives at U.S. . . . Read more

Thomson Reuters’ Future of Professionals Report Shows Cautious Optimism Toward AI in Law

It has been a common refrain today that generative AI can take over simpler tasks but struggles with more difficult ones. In that case, how much does generative AI actually save time or improve performance at work? Thomson Reuters, a professional services and technology company in the fields of law, . . . Read more

IBM: While Enterprise Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Increases, Barriers are Limiting Its Usage

About 42% of enterprise-scale companies report having actively deployed artificial intelligence in their business and of those, 59% have accelerated their rollout or investments in the technology, according to IBM’s Global AI Adoption Index 2023. Enterprise-scale refers to companies with more than 1,000 employees. “More accessible AI tools, the drive for . . . Read more

Anthropic Builds Methods for Reducing Bias in Generative AI – But Doesn’t Recommend AI for High-Stakes Decisions

AI company Anthropic has released a paper detailing an evaluation method for how companies using large language models can decrease discrimination in the models’ output through prompt engineering. The paper could help developers and policymakers understand how discrimination and bias arise in answers generated by LLMs and how to reduce . . . Read more

EqualAI Releases 11 Principles for Responsible AI Governance

Stakeholders from underrepresented groups should be involved in the integration of AI into business processes or functions. The nonprofit organization EqualAI has made public its report on best practices for putting 11 responsible, ethical principles around artificial intelligence in place. EqualAI defines responsible AI as “safe, inclusive and effective for . . . Read more

Head of AI and Similar Leadership Roles are Here to Stay, says Deloitte AI Ethicist

Beena Ammanath. Image: Deloitte Head of AI is a trendy new job title, but do businesses actually need someone in this role? What responsibilities does it entail? We asked Beena Ammanath, executive director of the Deloitte AI Institute, leader of Trustworthy Tech Ethics at Deloitte and author of the book . . . Read more

The Debate Around AI Ethics in Australia is Falling Far Behind

Image: Shuo/Adobe Stock AI tools are undeniably useful, and that’s why AI development and use is accelerating exponentially. AI is now used for everything from research to writing legal arguments, from image generation and storytelling for artists through to supporting coders. However, as useful as these tools are, AI presents . . . Read more