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Study suggests that AI model selection might introduce bias

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. The past several years have made it clear that AI and machine learning are not a panacea when it comes to fair outcomes. Applying algorithmic solutions to social problems can magnify biases against marginalized peoples; undersampling populations always results in worse predictive accuracy. But bias in AI…
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Synthesis AI emerges from stealth with $4.5M to create synthetic face datasets

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Synthesis AI, a synthetic data company, today emerged from stealth with the announcement that it closed a $4.5 million funding round. The startup says that the capital will allow it to expand its R&D team and develop new synthetic data technologies. Self-driving vehicle companies alone spend billions of dollars…
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Snorkel AI’s app development platform lures $35M

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Snorkel AI, a startup developing data labeling tools aimed at enterprises, today announced that it raised $35 million in a series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding…
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Government audit of AI with ties to white supremacy finds no AI

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. In April 2020, news broke that Banjo CEO Damien Patton, once the subject of profiles by business journalists, was previously convicted of crimes committed with a white supremacist group. According to OneZero’s analysis of grand jury testimony and hate crime prosecution documents, Patton pled guilty to…
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All AI-driven CRM platforms are not created equal

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Customer relationships are changing in unpredictable ways compared to a year ago, creating unique data-driven challenges for marketers. The pandemic has made digital convenience a high…
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These are the AI risks we should be focusing on

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Since the dawn of the computer age, humans have viewed the approach of artificial intelligence (AI) with some degree of apprehension. Popular AI depictions often involve killer robots or…
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AI Weekly: Here’s how enterprises say they’re deploying AI responsibly

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Implementing AI responsibly means different things to different companies. For some, “responsible” implies adopting AI in a manner that’s ethical, transparent, and accountable. For others, it means ensuring that their use of AI remains consistent with laws, regulations, norms, customer expectations, and…
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