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Google says its going to sell ethics advice to AI companies

According to a report from Wired, the company is considering launching thisethics consultancy service by the end of the year.

The articles language makes it seem like Googles planning to deploy bias checks against specific algorithms. In one example, it mentions how Google could potentially check lending algorithms to ensure they arent biased against certain demographic groups.

The one that demoed a censored Search for China, built an AI-powered weapons platform for the Pentagon, and has a long history of punishing whistle-blowers and activists?

On the one hand, Google could use its focus on algorithmic bias to build open-source anti-bias software and unbiased algorithms. On the other hand, if theres one thing businesses want more than unbiased algorithms its the ability to pass the buck if they get caught using biased ones.

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Author: Thenextweb

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