三菱電機は15日、人工知能（AI）に関する自社の倫理原則を策定したと発表した。AIの開発や利活用にあたり、安全性の確保や公平性の尊重、説明責任など守るべき項目を盛り込んだ。産業界でAIの倫理的側面への関心が高まるなか、ファクトリーオートメーション（FA）機器や家電などで自社開発のAIを搭載している同社も対応する。策定した「AI倫理ポリシー」は「あらゆる人の尊重」をテーマとした。7項目からなり「

Experts say the privacy promise—ubiquitous in online services and apps—obscures the truth about how companies use personal data

Almost a third admit to unethical data harvesting and say consumers are right not to trust business with their personal information.

Even accounting for factors lenders said would explain disparities, people of color are denied mortgages at significantly higher rates than White people

エヌエヌ生命は、生命保険の引受査定業務を2022年にAIで自動化する。DataRobotが開発を支援した。

The internet runs on trading personal data for free services — and we can’t figure out if it’s a fair trade until we acknowledge that.

Spanish Data Protection Authority imposed a €2,520,000 fine on Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona, S.A. for unlawful use of a facial recognition system.

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The Ethicist Spotlight highlights people who are doing some of the most important work in our field. We'll get an insight into their career paths, learn what they are working on and understand their thoughts on the future of tech ethics. A tech problem is often not just a tech problem, but one that is rooted in inequitable structures in society, and so we need the involvement of policymakers, activists, industry leaders to make meaningful change. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Tulsi Parida

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