Did you hear about the self-driving Uber car that hit and killed a woman in Arizona? On another occasion, a facial recognition solution profiled an innocent man of color as a criminal in New Jersey, and Amazon’s AI-powered recruitment tool displayed bias against female candidates.

You can view artificial intelligence as an umbrella term encompassing different types of algorithms that can autonomously perform complex tasks that normally require human intelligence. For instance, AI models can analyze historical data to make predictions for the future. They can detect anomalies in a machine’s functioning before it breaks down. AI can even drive vehicles. And depending on which AI subtype you are looking at, it can compose music and generate artwork.

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