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AI could increase equality — if we design it right

Phebe Vayanos · TED

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What if we designed AI explicitly to advance social equality? Systems engineer Phebe Vayanos shares her research into AI that empowers vulnerable communities, focusing on her work to improve the system for matching people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles with the city’s extremely scarce housing resources. Learn about the hard moral trade-offs of this work — and why more AI research should support the most underserved communities.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDAI 2023
Speaker
Phebe Vayanos
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Philosophy
Source
TED
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