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Amazon Scholars Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth discuss the ethics of machine learning

Everyone is focused on AI capabilities. Nobody is talking about what Amazon's top ethics researchers just revealed.

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Leading algorithmic bias experts at Amazon provide critical insights on ML ethics challenges that every AI leader must understand to avoid costly missteps and regulatory risks.

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  1. Amazon Scholars Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth

  2. Focus on algorithmic bias research

  3. Year-in-review reflection on ML ethics progress

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Publisher excerpt: Two of the world’s leading experts on algorithmic bias look back at the events of the past year and reflect on what we’ve learned, what we’re still grappling with, and how far we have to go.
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