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Weekly online lectures about artificial intelligence. Free to attend. Curated by @thornkvist & @joinamsterdam. Organized by @goetheinstitut

Joined May 2020
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If you missed the conversation with Peter Singer and myself on AI and Peace, read a summary and/or watch the ⁦@CouchLessons⁩ webinar here. Great initiative from ⁦@goetheinstitut⁩ to focus on AI issues every week. vcdnp.org/angela-kane-on-ai-…
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I've been asked many times what individuals can do to fight for a more just & ethical digitization:➡️Donate your data, spread the word & help make social platforms more transparent! @goetheinstitut @CouchLessons @thornkvist @waterkant_sh @Dieser_Schlecky @Goal_Projekt @SpiekSarah
Unsere @algorithmwatch-Recherche “Wer gesehen werden will, muss Haut zeigen” zum #Instagram-#Algorithmus hat Furore gemacht. Nun brauchen wir Eure Hilfe, um besser zu verstehen, welche Inhalte die Plattform pusht & unterdrückt. Spendet Daten! algorithmwatch.org/instagram…
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Interesting question! @CouchLessons
☝️🤖 Should the output generated by an #AI system (such as music, artwork, poems, etc.) be protected by #copyright or automatically enter the #publicdomain? Please explain your answer. Thanks!
11%🔐 Protected by copyright
69%🌏 In the public domain
20%🤷 Unsure
338 votes • Final results
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"Very often today we think of newness and innovation as things that are valuable by themselves. But we need to challenge whether what is new is actually good." @SpiekSarah in the @CouchLessons by @goetheinstitut
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"...they found that fares tended to be higher for drop-offs in Chicago neighborhoods with high non-white populations" Must read on racial bias in dynamic pricing of Uber, Lyft & Co. Found through @Kyle_L_Wiggers in @MiaD's great AI Ethics Weekly NL: venturebeat.com/2020/06/12/r…
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Our article on #RomanLipksi and @annaridler, AI artists using their own paintings and drawings as datasets, is finally up on @FlashArtOnWeb 🤖🎨 Written together with Alex Estorick Read it here: bit.ly/38ZHVtl #creativeAI #AIart
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"Some flowers appear deceptively realistic, others split and overproduce, morphing into unrecognizable if decidedly still floral forms — a stunningly prescient critique of value, human control, and the tenuous line between nature and artifice" hyperallergic.com/487261/ann…
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My #privacy Masterclass @wu_vienna did this video on #CoronaApp comparing #ethics friendly approaches in EU with total #surveillance now used in countries like China: youtu.be/tWGgRJ1sFzQ @JanAlbrecht @PaulNemitz @Peter_Schaar @WolfieChristl @maxschrems @aral @johnchavens
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On Friday I will have the opportunity to discuss "the ethics of digital responses to #COVID19" together with @CummingsRenee in @MiaD's monthly #AIEthics #Twitterchat. Looking forward to getting an international perspective and to hear your thoughts on this! (Interaction wanted!)
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What is trust – and why is it important we trust #AI? Join the discussion today at 4 PM CET w/ @ruchowdh @KayFButterfield Konstantinos Karachalios @IEEEorg hosted by @MonikaJiang @timleberecht. Sign up for free: bit.ly/36lLvyv #beautifulbusiness #LivingRoomSessions
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