2025-04-02 One-Minute Post

AI systems are posing privacy risks, prompting employers to take action. Meanwhile, the Philippine central bank is eyeing AI rules to manage bias and improve accuracy. On the fairness front, Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI, sparking objections from Australian authors. Additionally, Code for Africa is offering an AI for Good Fellowship, emphasizing ethical AI practices and fairness commitment. These developments highlight the growing importance of addressing privacy, bias, and fairness in the AI landscape.

Articles we found interesting:

1. Risky AI systems: what are they and what do affected employers need to do? - Dentons link Highlight: … AI systems discriminatorily assessing CVs, mislabelling images and misidentifying suspected criminals. AI also poses privacy and transparency …
2. Coordinated AI agents for advancing healthcare | Nature Biomedical Engineering link Highlight: Specialist artificial intelligence (AI) models are being developed … privacy and compliance) has outperformed humans on several measures in …
3. Transforming public sector security operations in the AI era - Microsoft link Highlight: AI and machine learning · Microsoft Sentinel. 4 min read. Transforming … Privacy at Microsoft · Investors · Diversity and inclusion · Accessibility …
4. Philippine central bank eyes AI rules for banks - Asian Banking & Finance link Highlight: The regulations will cover the ethical use of AI, how to manage bias, and improve AI's accuracy, amongst other things, he told the Asian Banking …
5. The Courtroom Algorithm: Why AI Cannot Replace Judges, Arbitrators and Other ADR Practitioners link Highlight: If previous judgments or arbitral awards were flawed – perhaps influenced by unconscious bias – an AI model will simply carry on repeating those …
6. Generative AI: Is it worth the hype? - Charity Digital link Highlight: There are also signs that AI perpetuates bias if the information it is fed is biased itself. There have been many reports of generative AI tools …
7. Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US … link Highlight: Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is 'fair use'. Published: March 31, 2025 9:39pm EDT. Agata Mrva-Montoya …
8. Code for Africa (CfA) AI for Good Fellowship 2025 for African technologists ($500/month stipend) link Highlight: Technical Proficiency – Experience in AI modelling (NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics). Ethical AI Practices – Commitment to fairness, …
9. The AI imperative for transforming public sector services - IT-Online link Highlight: AI can only be as good as the values it's built on. Public trust in AI depends on fairness, transparency, and accountability. To build ethical AI …

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