AI ethics & society

AI ethics, fairness, bias, model welfare, rights, and the broader social impact of advanced AI systems.

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The Ethical Algorithm

Michael Kearns, Aaron Roth

Kearns and Roth give technical foundations for fairness, privacy, and accountability in algorithms, prerequisites for any credible AI safety framework.

Advanced~7 hr read2019

The Social Dilemma

Jeff Orlowski

Former tech insiders explain how recommendation algorithms optimize for engagement over wellbeing, a documentary case study of misaligned AI already deployed at scale.

Beginner~1.5 hr watch2020

Coded Bias

Shalini Kantayya

Documents how facial recognition and algorithmic systems encode racial and gender bias, showing that AI safety failures are not hypothetical but actively harming people today.

Beginner~85 min watch2020