Ep 65: How AI is manipulating our behaviour & how to regulate it | Ansgar Koene (Global AI Ethics & Regulatory Leader, EY)

Ansgar Koene is the Global AI Ethics & Regulatory Leader at EY, Senior Research Fellow at Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute at the University of Nottingham, a Trustee at 5Rights and chair of the IEEE Working Group P7003 Standard for Algorithm Bias Considerations. Today with Ansgar, we’ll be talking about all things artificial intelligence. AI is an inescapable part of life. Whether it's the songs that Spotify recommends to us or the similar videos that pop up on our YouTube feed after watching one cat video, AI is monitoring & downloading data about us which is used to enhance our experiences on these social platforms. But there are darker elements to this, where it ends up manipulating our behaviour without us even realising it. So how can and should AI be regulated? What are the issues surrounding algorithm bias? Have recent legislations like the GDPR helped to better define the boundaries surrounding the use of AI? And what does Ansgar think about some of the current developments e.g. Facebook choosing to stop the use of its facial recognition software? If you want to learn more about the current state of AI, and the ethical and regulatory concerns surrounding its use, then this is the episode for you. Highlights: 8:50 Every model is wrong, but some models are useful 16:49 Ethical concerns around use of Twitter 18:12 Issue of consent & privacy 20:56 Types of recommender systems used by online platforms 26:07 Using youth juries in the Unbias Project 27:25 A series of “nudges” that manipulate our behaviour 29:59: An oversight committee 31:52 Who should bear editorial responsibility? 36:25 Inherent algorithm bias 40:30 Opening & streamlining access to platforms also restricts your freedom of expression 44:19 How effective current regulation is 49:23 Ansgar’s thoughts on Facebook stopping use of its facial recognition technology 51:31 How effective is the #deleteFacebook movement? 55:22 Why young people feel “disempowered” when using social media 1:00:50 YouTube Kids versus Instagram Kids 📍Show notes: www.sothisismywhy.com/65 💌 Sign up for the weekly STIMY newsletter: https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/ebf231f605 🪙 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sothisismywhy