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AI- Our Moral Mirror
Mirroring Our Morals:
AI’s Reflection in Middle East Media Coverage
As AI uncovers our biases and fallacies in the depiction of the Middle East conflict, it begs a profound question:
Why embrace AI when it harbors potential for such harm?
Consider AI as a mirror, not just a tool; it reflects our collective morality in stark relief. Its impact is deeply intertwined with our ethical choices.
I find myself in a constant state of ambivalence towards AI. Its ability to fabricate realities, fostering a culture of misinformation, stands in stark contrast to its capacity to reveal our deepest prejudices and purposeful wrongdoings.
This dichotomy challenges us to ponder:
How do we intend to wield this double-edged sword?
Will AI become a harbinger of falsehood, or will we guide it towards unmasking truths and challenging deep-seated biases?
Will AI become a harbinger of falsehood, or will we guide it towards unmasking truths and challenging deep-seated biases?
My engagement with AI transcends mere fascination; it’s a commitment to shaping a framework where AI doesn’t just serve us, but also challenges us to confront the ethical dimensions of our actions.
It’s not about using AI; it’s about what using AI says about us.
Are we ready to let AI hold up a mirror to our society, revealing both our brightest virtues and our darkest impulses?
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Ali Hessami is currently the Director of R&D and Innovation at Vega Systems, London, UK. He has an extensive track record in systems assurance and safety, security, sustainability, knowledge assessment/management methodologies. He has a background in the design and development of advanced control systems for business and safety-critical industrial applications.
Hessami represents the UK on the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) & International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) – safety systems, hardware & software standards committees. He was appointed by CENELEC as convener of several Working Groups for review of EN50128 Safety-Critical Software Standard and update and restructuring of the software, hardware, and system safety standards in CENELEC.
Ali is also a member of Cyber Security Standardisation SGA16, SG24, and WG26 Groups and started and chairs the IEEE Special Interest Group in Humanitarian Technologies and the Systems Council Chapters in the UK and Ireland Section. In 2017 Ali joined the IEEE Standards Association (SA), initially as a committee member for the new landmark IEEE 7000 standard focused on “Addressing Ethical Concerns in System Design.” He was subsequently appointed as the Technical Editor and later the Chair of P7000 working group. In November 2018, he was appointed as the VC and Process Architect of the IEEE’s global Ethics Certification Programme for Autonomous & Intelligent Systems (ECPAIS).
Trish advises and trains organisations internationally on Responsible AI (AI/data ethics, policy, governance), and Corporate Digital Responsibility.
Patricia has 20 years’ experience as a lawyer in data, technology and regulatory/government affairs and is a registered Solicitor in England and Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. She has authored and edited several works on law and regulation, policy, ethics, and AI.
She is an expert advisor on the Ethics Committee to the UK’s Digital Catapult Machine Intelligence Garage working with AI startups, is a Maestro (a title only given to 3 people in the world) and expert advisor “Maestro” on the IEEE’s CertifAIEd (previously known as ECPAIS) ethical certification panel, sits on IEEE’s P7003 (algorithmic bias)/P2247.4 (adaptive instructional systems)/P7010.1 (AI and ESG/UN SDGS) standards programmes, is a ForHumanity Fellow working on Independent Audit of AI Systems, is Chair of the Society for Computers and Law, and is a non-exec director on the Board of iTechlaw and on the Board of Women Leading in AI. Until 2021, Patricia was on the RSA’s online harms advisory panel, whose work contributed to the UK’s Online Safety Bill.
Trish is also a linguist and speaks fluently English, French, and German.
In 2021, Patricia was listed on the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ and named on Computer Weekly’s longlist as one of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology in 2021.
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