Showing posts with label call for journalists' Codes of Ethics to address AI. Show all posts
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Monday, January 22, 2018

As technology develops, so must journalists’ codes of ethics; Guardian, January 21, 2018

Paul Chadwick, Guardian; 

As technology develops, so must journalists’ codes of ethics


"AI collaboration poses ethical issues for, among others, courts that use it in sentencing, for operators of weapons systems, and for medical specialists. The potential benefits of AI, together with the widespread recognition that the accountability of AI decision-making matters greatly, give me confidence that the challenge of making AI accountable to humans will be met. Until it is, each collaboration requires attention. In journalism, the long-unchanging codes of ethics need to be revisited to make specific provision for this transitional era. A clause something like: “When using artificial intelligence to augment your journalism, consider its compatibility with the values of this code. Software that ‘thinks’ is increasingly useful, but it does not necessarily gather or process information ethically.”"