Experts Call for More Inclusive AI to Serve Diverse Users
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Create user-centric AI design that is accessible and inclusive of different users' needs, like screen reader capability and speech recognition for accents.
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Build a diverse team of AI reviewers and decision-makers to reduce bias; currently 80% of AI professors are men and fewer than 20% of AI researchers at top tech companies are women.
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Regularly audit AI data sets for biases and create accountability policies to ensure data promotes diversity, equity and inclusion over perpetuating outdated prejudices.
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Actively collect and curate more diverse data to fuel the creation of inclusive, ethical AI systems that represent people as multi-dimensional.
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Require AI ethics training focused on recognizing and reducing biases while promoting diversity and inclusivity in AI development.