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SUMMARY:AI Ethics: Big tech and its influence on academic research - Moham
 ed Abdalla (University of Toronto)
DTSTART:20210211T170000Z
DTEND:20210211T180000Z
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DESCRIPTION:With the increasing adoption of automated algorithms in every 
 part of our lives\, greater attention has been dedicated to studying the s
 ocietal effects of these algorithms. The first portion of the talk will hi
 ghlight concepts covered in the machine learning fairness literature. The 
 rest of the talk will explore how Big Tech can actively distort the ongoin
 g "Ethics of AI" academic landscape to suit its needs. By comparing the we
 ll-studied actions of another industry\, that of Big Tobacco\, to the curr
 ent actions of Big Tech we see similar strategies employed by both industr
 ies to sway and influence academic and public discourse. We argue that it 
 is vital\, particularly for universities and other institutions of higher 
 learning\, to discuss the appropriateness and the tradeoffs of accepting f
 unding from Big Tech\, and what limitations or conditions should be put in
  place.
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