Miriam Vogel quoted in Built In article, “Why Racial Bias Still Haunts Speech-Recognition AI”
“Miriam Vogel, who is president and CEO at Equal AI, an organization that helps companies and policymakers address bias in AI, said the findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could have far-ranging implications for Black speakers using these systems, from being shut out of …
Read MoreMiriam Vogel quoted in IFSEC Global article, “Why AI and Facial Recognition Software Is Under Scrutiny for Racial and Gender Bias”
“In the United States the issue of bias in AI is most explosive. Writing on techcrunch.com, Miriam Vogel, President and CEO of Equal AI, believes that while racism has its historical roots, ‘AI now plays a role in creating, exacerbating and hiding these disparities behind the facade of a seemingly …
Read MoreMiriam Vogel writes in Tech Crunch: “Biased AI Perpetuates Racial Injustice”
“The murder of George Floyd was shocking, but we know that his death was not unique. Too many Black lives have been stolen from their families and communities as a result of historical racism. There are deep and numerous threads woven into racial injustice that plague our country that have …
Read MoreMiriam Vogel writes in Thrive Global: “COVID-19 Could Bring Bias in AI to Pandemic Level Crisis”
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a trusted ally and partner in our daily lives. While there are countless benefits of AI, embedded bias could be determining who keeps their job, what news we see – even who lives or dies – without our even knowing it. …
Read MoreMiriam Vogel featured in Design Week article, “Siri, Alexa And Unconscious Bias: The Case for Designing Fairer AI Assistants”
“’I have yet to meet the person who is designing to intentionally discriminate,’ Miriam Vogel tells Design Week. ‘But sometimes it’s hard to admit that you’ve designed something that might have gaps and flaws in.’ “Vogel is executive director of EqualAI, a US-based initiative that aims to prevent unconscious bias …
Read MoreMiriam Vogel quoted in NBC News article, “Artificial Intelligence Has a Gender Problem — Why It Matters for Everyone”
“‘In this bleak depiction of our future, decades of fights for civil rights and equality have been unwritten in a few lines of code,’ said EqualAI executive director Miriam Vogel at the conference in Brooklyn, N.Y., called ‘Boundary Breakers: Women Driving The Future of Tech.’ “Women and minorities are not …
Read MoreMiriam Vogel quoted in Architectural Digest article, “The Gender Bias Behind Voice Assistants”
“… UNESCO argues that if people do, in fact, prefer the female-sounding helper, it’s mainly because we’ve been conditioned to feel more comfortable making requests of women. But by not questioning this conditioning, says Miriam Vogel, executive director of Equal AI, a nonprofit formed to address and reduce unconscious bias …
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