Contributed By

Finale Doshi-Velez

Disciplines:

Computer Science

Finale Doshi-Velez is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University. Her research in machine learning, computational statistics, and data science develops methods for turning data into actionable knowledge in domains such as healthcare. She is a member of the Working Group on Explanation and the Law in the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence initiative at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Finale received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from MIT. She was a Marshall Scholar at the University of Cambridge and was named one of IEEE's "AI Top 10 to Watch" in 2013.

Mason Kortz

Disciplines:

Law

Mason Kortz is a Clinical Instructional Fellow in the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. He is also a member of the Working Group on Explanation and the Law at Berkman Klein's Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence initiative. His areas of interest include online speech and privacy and the use of data to advance social justice.

Mason has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Computer Science and Philosophy from Dartmouth College. He previously worked as a data manager for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a legal fellow in the Technology for Liberty Project at the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and a clerk in the District of Massachusetts.

AI Ethics

AI Is More Powerful Than Ever. How Do We Hold It Accountable?

By Finale Doshi-Velez and Mason Kortz, Harvard University

The beauty of artificial intelligence is that it can think on its own. But how do we make sure it does what’s right? From self-driving cars to criminal sentencing algorithms, we must ensure AI can explain and be accountable for its decisions, just as we would expect of a human driver, judge, or other decision-maker. What are the technological and legal limits of what we can, and should, expect from AI as it plays an increasing role in our lives?

Read the full article online at The Washington Post…

This article was produced by Footnote in partnership with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. It highlights work from their Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence initiative and was published in The Washington Post.

Get in touch about this work

Sections

Topics

Artificial Intelligence Criminal Justice Ethics of Technology Machine Learning Robotics Self-driving Cars

Finale Doshi-Velez

Mason Kortz

AI Is More Powerful Than Ever. How Do We Hold It Accountable?

Sections

Topics

Relevant Works

About Footnote

Sections

Projects

Contributed By

Finale Doshi-Velez

Mason Kortz

AI Is More Powerful Than Ever. How Do We Hold It Accountable?

Sections

Topics

Relevant Works

AI is Going to Change How You Send Emails. Here’s How.

We Need to Focus on How Our Data Is Used, Not Just How It is Shared

Fostering Collaboration in Science

If you need the right voice—one that can stand behind the message and carry it forward—we can help.

The Future of Faculty Communication Starts Here

Footer

About Footnote

Sections

Projects