Artificial intelligence: towards better, smarter and fairer physics
Physicists have had a big impact on building better AI, and many end up working on AI research in industry, as this special issue makes clear through interviews with AI experts in particle, medical and quantum physics. But AI is not purely code and algorithms. The biases that exist within our society are mirrored and sometimes amplified by these systems, which have far-reaching and significant impacts on society in turn. Along with proper governance and regulation, it’s important that physicists recognize and tackle bias in AI.
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