These Women Tried To Warn Us About AI
(Rolling Stones) Today the risks of artificial intelligence are clear…
Rumman Chowdhury, Timnit Gebru, Safiya Noble, Seeta Pena Gangadharan, and Joy Buolamwini open up about their artificial intelligence fears.
What pop culture gets wrong: leading ai ethicist rumman chowdhury
(Mondaq.com) On this episode of There Has to Be a Better Way?, co-hosts Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen talk to Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, a pioneer in the field of responsible AI. Currently a Responsible AI Fellow at Harvard, with prior leadership roles at Twitter and Accenture, Rumman has first-hand insight into the real harms of AI, including algorithmic bias.
Chatbots: Why Does The White House want hackers to trick ai
(BBC News) This week at the world's largest annual hacker convention - Def Con 31 in Las Vegas - big tech are opening up their powerful systems to be tested side by side for the first time.
Dr Rumman Chowdhury, chief executive of Humane Intelligence and a Responsible AI Fellow at Harvard is one of the organisers of the event.
She told BBC News they have designed a competition to "identify problems in AI systems" and "create independent evaluation". She says the event will be a safe space for companies "to talk about their problems and how we solve them".
I Watched Elon Musk Kill Twitter’s Culture From the Inside
(The Atlantic) This bizarre episode in social-media history proves that it’s well past time for meaningful tech oversight.
Everyone has an opinion about Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. I lived it. I saw firsthand the harms that can flow from unchecked power in tech. But it’s not too late to turn things around.
AI Desperately Needs Global Oversight
(Wired) As ChatGPT and its ilk continue to spread, countries need an independent board to hold AI companies accountable and limit harms.
In order to truly create public benefit, we need mechanisms of accountability. The world needs a generative AI global governance body to solve these social, economic, and political disruptions beyond what any individual government is capable of, what any academic or civil society group can implement, or any corporation is willing or able to do.
8 Big questions about ai
(New York Times) Interest in artificial intelligence has exploded over the past six months.
We asked each practitioner the same eight questions about A.I. To bring their fears and dreams to life, we shared their answers with Sagans, a European art collective specializing in A.I.-generated video. Sagans chose a set of artistic and stylistic references to pair with each conversation.
Bias in AI is real. But it doesn’t have to exist.
(Politico) Hello, Recast friends! House Republicans narrowly passed a contentious defense bill and a major Alaska political rematch is on the way. But here for you is a fascinating interview between Mohar Chatterjee, a technology reporter at POLITICO, and AI ethicist Rumman Chowdhury.
Can ethical AI surveillance exist? Data scientist Rumman Chowdhury doesn't think so
(Fox News) Chowdhury stresses the importance of AI accountability.
Rumman Chowdhury, the former director of machine learning ethics, transparency and accountability at Twitter, said at a recent talk that she does not believe ethical artificial intelligence surveillance can exist.
"We cannot put lipstick on a pig," the data scientist noted at New York University’s School of Social Sciences. "I do not think ethical surveillance can exist."
Announcing Dr. Rumman Chowdhury as Berkman Klein Center Responsible AI Fellow
(Berkman Klein) The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is thrilled to announce that Dr. Rumman Chowdhury has joined its annual fellowship cohort.
Dr. Chowdhury expands on an impressive track record of pioneering work in applied algorithmic ethics. Dr. Chowdhury was most recently the Director of META (ML Ethics, Transparency, and Accountability) at Twitter, leading a team of applied researchers and engineers to identify and mitigate algorithmic harms on the platform. She is currently CEO and Founder of Parity Consulting and the Parity Responsible Innovation Fund.
House Hearing on AI- Advancing Innovation in the National Interest
(White House) On Thursday, July 22, 2023 the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology hosted a hearing titled Artificial Intelligence: Advancing Innovation Towards the National Interest. Chaired by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) with Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), the hearing featured testimony from:
Dr. Jason Matheny, President & CEO, RAND Corporation (Testimony)
Dr. Shahin Farshchi, General Partner, Lux Capital (Testimony)
Mr. Clement Delangue, Co-founder & CEO, HuggingFace (Testimony)
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, Responsible AI Fellow, Harvard University (Testimony)
Dr. Dewey Murdick, Executive Director, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (Testimony)
ChatGPT And Beyond: What’s Behind The AI Boom?
(Science Friday) Joining me to talk about the current state of what is called– what is called generative AI, Dr. Melanie Mitchell, professor at Santa Fe Institute, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, author of the book Artificial Intelligence– A Guide for Thinking Humans, and Rumman Chowdhury, founder, and CEO of Parity Consulting and the Responsible AI Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard in Cambridge. Welcome, both of you, to Science Friday.
Meet the hackers who are trying to make AI go rogue
(Washington Post) Chatbots can be biased, deceptive or even dangerous. Hackers are competing to figure out exactly how.
Professional red teams are trained to find weaknesses and exploit loopholes in computer systems. But with AI chatbots and image generators, the potential harms to society go beyond security flaws, said Rumman Chowdhury, co-founder of the nonprofit Humane Intelligence and co-organizer of the Generative Red Team Challenge.
Exploring Responsible AI with Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
(Fagen Wasanni Technologies) In this episode of the Better Way? podcast, co-hosts Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen welcome Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, a pioneer in the field of responsible AI. Dr. Chowdhury is currently a Responsible AI Fellow at Harvard, with previous leadership roles at Twitter and Accenture, giving her valuable insights into the real harms of AI, including algorithmic bias.
Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to be inhumane
(The Hill) What does such a world look like? A technocentric world is highly optimized, so it has the veneer of productivity. People are online, on a screen and, in general, always “on.” We wear headsets, earbuds, goggles, microphones, immersing ourselves so deeply it’s as if we are hiding from something. Meanwhile, polite chirping constantly corrects you or nudges you to your next task.
INTERVIEW WITH DR. RUMMAN CHOWDHURY: FORMER DIRECTOR OF AI ETHICS AT TWITTER
(London Speakers Bureau) Forbes named Dr. Rumman Chowdhury as one of the “Five Who are Shaping AI”. She is a pioneer in the field of responsible and ethical AI, focusing on creating solutions that ensure mankind benefit from this technology. She was the Director of META (ML Ethics, Transparency, and Accountability) at Twitter, before Elon Musk took over, where she led a team of applied researchers and engineers to identify and mitigate algorithmic harms on the platform. She was previously Founder and CEO of Parity, an enterprise algorithmic audit platform company.
Human Intelligence at the Core
(Signal 360) The Responsible AI Fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center certainly believes that technology, like AI, holds tremendous potential for humanity. But companies looking to adopt AI would do well to consider how these advances will impact their business first.
Can You trust what you see online?
(Facebook) When you go online, can you trust what you see? With the rise of #ArtificialIntelligence systems such as #ChatGPT, Rumman Chowdhury stresses the importance of building an #InternetForTrust. It’s not too late to regulate. Join our call to implement UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
Hackers Take On ChatGPT & AI In Vegas
(CNN) Right now, thousands of hackers are in Los Angeles for a competition aimed at taking on artificial intelligence. Did is all happening at the biggest hacking conference of the year. Over the weekend, the hackers will basically try to break apps like chat gpt and their goal is to see if the machine can be manipulated. And this in turn will give developers a chance to fix any vulnerabilities that they may have.
DEF CON Convention Organizer Talks AI and Ethics with Soledad O'Brien
(Solead O’Brien) Some of the most recognizable names in tech are inviting hackers to test their AI vulnerabilities at the DEF CON convention in Las Vegas. Rumman Chowdhury talks with Soledad O'Brien about the motivation behind this year’s focus on AI, biases in AI and the AI Bill of Rights. Chowdhury is the former director of Twitter's META ethics team and one of the convention's organizers.
Should the AI makers also be the AI regulators?
(Marketplace) Leaders of the biggest artificial intelligence companies are forming advisory groups and making public commitments to develop the technology safely and securely. Harvard’s Rumman Chowdhury says the industry should look outside itself for meaningful regulation.
Computer Hackers to Test Limits of AI Tools at Las Vegas Meeting
(VOA Learning English) A major meeting of computer hackers planned for this summer is to include an event that will test the limits of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
The event, in August, will be held as part of the yearly DEF CON hacker meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to hackers, the gathering draws computer security experts, students, federal government officials and others.