Developing Algorithms That Might One Day Be Used Against You

Machine learning algorithms serve us the news we read, the ads we see, and in some cases even drive our cars. But there’s an insidious layer to these algorithms: They rely on data collected by and about humans, and they spit our worst biases right back out at us. An increasing number of scientists and institutions are waking up to these issues, and speaking out about the potential for AI to cause harm.