# AI could increase equality — if we design it right

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDAI 2023
- Speaker: Phebe Vayanos
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/phebe_vayanos_ai_could_increase_equality_if_we_design_it_right)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [AI could increase equality — if we design it right](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/phebe_vayanos_ai_could_increase_equality_if_we_design_it_right/b0852e21774d), 10 min (TED's player)