10 Great Articles on How AI is Being Used to Engage with COVID-19
Since our podcast launches THIS THURSDAY (SUBSCRIBE TODAY) and no doubt we are going to be shamelessly asking you to share it for the foreseeable future, this week our blog post will be an exercise in using our platform to give the spotlight to some of our academic contemporaries and journalists who are writing radical articles to give some necessary air time to the pivotal AI Ethics issues at stake during this pandemic!
Below are 10 Articles we believe you should read to get an accurate understanding of AI Ethics in the time of COVID-19 including reflections on the topics of surveillance, medical monitoring, drug development, and more. This list is not exhaustive and we do not condone all of the viewpoints expressed below, but even if we disagree we think its important to read the following articles to give an accurate depiction of the important debates out in the zeitgeist today. Three cheers for the words zeitgeist - its a fan favorite!
10 Articles You Should Read to Understand How AI is Being Used to Engage with COVID-19:
Fighting Coronavirus with Big Data by Julie Shah and Neil Shah
Using AI responsibly to fight the coronavirus pandemic by Mark Minevich and Irakli Beridze
Coronavirus: How can AI help fight the pandemic? by Jane Wakefield
COVID-19, surveillance and the threat to your rights by Amnesty International
What if we could fight coronavirus with artificial intelligence? by The European Parliament
AI Can Help Scientists Find a COVID-19 Vaccine by Oren Etzioni and Nicole Decario
AI can help with the COVID-19 crisis - but the right human input is key by Matissa Hollister
A guide to healthy skepticism of artificial intelligence and coronavirus by Alex Engler
Surveillance, AI, and saving lives top agenda at coronavirus conference by Khari Johnson
Digital technology and COVID-19 by Daniel Shu Wei Ting, Lawrence Carin, Victor Dzau, and Tien Wong
Our world is in an certain place right now. Death tolls continue to climb and it pains me to see pictures of the morgues I used to pace as a NYC hospital chaplain packed with folks who have died far too young from this awful pandemic. It is up to all of us to flatten the curve. Stay inside. Wash your hands. And if you are in the AI tech sector designing algorithms addressing this pandemic remember that the most radical thing you can do is to continue to put your commitment to ethics and responsible AI front and center.
Sending you all love during this time,
Stay Radical!
Dylan Doyle-Burke & Jess Smith
