Three faculty members, Vivan Halloran, Nikki Pohl, and Beth Plale, discuss the ethical and equity issues that arise with the application and use of AI technologies and why it’s essential to look at AI through the lens of equity and inclusion.
Vivian Halloran
Professor of English and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Arts and Sciences and Acting Director for Curriculum for the Liberal Arts and Management Program (LAMP)
Nikki Pohl
Professor and Joan & Marvin Carmack Chair of Chemistry and Associate Dean for Natural and Mathematical Sciences and Research in the College of Arts and Sciences
Beth Plale
The Michael A. and Laurie Burns McRobbie Bicentennial Professor of Computer Engineering and the Director of the Data to Insight Center
References
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Applications, Promise and Perils, and Ethical Questions, Elana Zeide, Educause Review, Aug 2019 https://er.educause.edu/articles/2019/8/artificial-intelligence-in-higher-education-applications-promise-and-perils-and-ethical-questions
Safiya Noble, “Algorithms of Oppression”. New York University Press, New York, NY, 2018