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AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies' problem with 'ethical debt'

  • Written by Casey Fiesler, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies' problem with 'ethical debt'You don't have to see the future to know that AI has ethical baggage.Wang Yukun/Moment via Getty Images

As public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence keeps growing, it might seem like it’s time to slow down. But inside tech companies themselves, the sentiment is quite the opposite. As Big Tech’s...

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