Artificial intelligence is transforming society as algorithms increasingly dictate access to jobs and insurance, justice, medical treatments, as well as our daily interactions with friends and family.
As these technologies race ahead, we are starting to see unintended social consequences: algorithms that promote everything from racial bias in healthcare to the misinformation eroding faith in democracies.
Building a better understanding of how AI may pose a threat to human values is the purpose behind the €2m donation, from German philanthropic foundation Stiftung Mercator, to the University of Cambridge research team.
The donation is part of a package of nearly €4m (£3.8m) that will see the Cambridge team – including social scientists and philosophers as well as technology designers – working with the University of Bonn.
The grant for AI research will allow the LCFI and its partners to work with the AI industry to develop anti-discriminatory design principles...