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3 questions: Prem Natarajan on issues of AI fairness and bias

Your AI fairness strategy is already 4 years behind. Amazon's Alexa VP reveals what most leaders still don't understand about bias in AI systems.

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Senior AI executive from Amazon discusses critical fairness and bias challenges that every AI deployment must address, offering strategic insights for responsible AI development.

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  1. Prem Natarajan serves as Alexa AI VP of natural understanding

  2. National Science Foundation collaboration cycle on AI fairness

  3. Partnership on AI board participation

  4. Focus on bias in natural language processing systems

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Publisher excerpt: Alexa AI vice president of natural understanding Prem Natarajan discusses the upcoming cycle for the National Science Foundation collaboration on fairness in AI, his participation on the Partnership on AI board, and issues related to bias in natural language processing.
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