The Download: how China’s universities approach AI, and the pitfalls of welfare algorithms
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Summary
In China, universities are no longer warning students against using AI and are beginning to encourage its use on assignments and in classrooms.
While this technology is nearly universal in Chinese universities, Western educators are more wary and see AI as a threat that needs managing.
AI has caused harm in many cases due to the lack of concern over fairness and implementation when creating these systems.
Amsterdam has spent time and money trying to develop ethical AI, but recent deployments have still not removed biases.
A host of recent stories and controversies relating to technology including cybersecurity, maths, dating apps, warfare and cryptocurrency have also been highlighted by The Download.