AI and Research Ethics

007. Lunchtime BABLing – AI and Research Ethics

In today’s episode of Lunchtime BABLing, Shea Brown invites Borhane Blili-Hamelin, PhD to discuss some surprising parallels between the challenge of putting AI ethics into practice in industry versus research settings!

This conversation is inspired by ongoing joint work by Borhane Blili-Hamelin & Leif Hancox-Li, which was presented at a NeurIPS 2022 workshop on November 28 and December 5. Read our work-in-progress paper here.

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Process Audit for Disparate Impact Testing

006. Lunchtime BABLing – Process Audit for Disparate Impact Testing

In this weeks episode, BABL AI’s CEO Shea Brown discusses what a process audit is, and how it can be used to verify disparate impact testing conducted by employers and vendors.

New York City’s Local Law 144 requires independent bias audits for automated employment decision tools (AEDT) used to substantially assist or replace decisions in hiring or promotion. The law comes into effect on Jan 1, 2023.

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Algorithmic Auditing International Conference | Recap

005. Lunchtime BABLing – Algorithmic Auditing International Conference | Recap

In the fourth installment of our weekly mini-webinar series, BABL AI’s CEO Shea Brown discusses insights from the “Algorithmic Auditing International Conference”, held 8–10 November 2022 in Barcelona and Brussels and hosted by the firm Eticas.

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Ethical Risk & Impact Assessments for AI Systems

004. Lunchtime BABLing – Ethical Risk & Impact Assessments for AI Systems

A number of forthcoming laws and regulations that will govern the use and development of AI will require mandatory risk or impact assessments.

This week BABL AI’s CEO Shea Brown discusses what an ethical risk assessment is, and how your organization can implement them today.

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What is an Algorithmic Bias Audit?

003. Lunchtime BABLing – What is an Algorithmic Bias Audit?

New York City’s Local Law 144 requires independent bias audits for automated employment decision tools (AEDT) used to substantially assist or replace decisions in hiring or promotion. Despite the law coming into effect on Jan 1, 2023, several aspects of the bias audit have still to be clarified.

In our second weekly mini-webinar series, BABL AI’s CEO Shea Brown discusses what an algorithmic bias audit is, including:

1. Bias audit basics

2. Differences between employer and vendor audits

3. Open Q&A session

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NYC Algorithm Hiring Law | What is a Bias Audit?

002. Lunchtime BABLing – NYC Algorithm Hiring Law | What is a Bias Audit?

New York City’s Local Law 144 requires independent bias audits for automated employment decision tools (AEDT) used to substantially assist or replace decisions in hiring or promotion. Despite the law coming into effect on Jan 1, 2023, several aspects of the bias audit have still to be clarified.

BABL AI’s CEO Shea Brown discusses the intricacies of this local law in regard to the “bias audit” requirement, and explore how BABL AI helps employers and vendors meet the requirements of the new bias audit law.

We discuss:

1. Where the law is clear and where it is not

2. How BABL approaches bias auditing

3. Open Q&A session

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Are you a robot? Podcast

Our own Shea Brown I had a great time talking with Demetrios Brinkmann about auditing AI and machine learning systems on the Are You A Robot? podcast.