As society embraces AI, interpreting its results can be a matter of life and death. Lily and David consider how we can be misled by data in general, including the results of AI models. They discuss how misinterpreting the output of data often comes down to misunderstanding the limits of what data can tell you.

References:
Simpson’s Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s_paradox 
How to lie with Statistics by Daryl Huff

As society embraces AI, interpreting its results can be a matter of life and death. Lily and David consider how we can be misled by data in general, including the results of AI models. They discuss how misinterpreting the output of data often comes down to misunderstanding the limits of what data can tell you. References: Simpson’s Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s_paradox How to lie with Statistics by Daryl Huff

017 – Responsible AI: How Data Lies

Stories from a social enterprise that uses mathematical sciences in impact-oriented work around the world. Our experiences range from helping some of the world's poorest farmers get value from data, to enabling academics to use AI responsibly in their teaching. We never know what our next task will be but the last 6 years have shown that it is likely to lead to a story.

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017 – Responsible AI: How Data Lies

017 – Responsible AI: How Data Lies