Closing discussion of the INDOR seminar series “Machines like us? How AI challenges education, economy, and society”

20 März 2024

Prof. Ntoutsi delivered a position talk on bias in AI systems, emphasizing its significance in controlling the machines but also its problematic implications for discrimination and hindering generalization, and actively participated in the closing panel and engaging discussions on AI opportunities and risks.

 

Link to the slides

Image source: Linkedin post by Prof. Rafaela Kraus

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