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Google's AI ethics record spans DeepMind's Frontier Safety Framework, Gemini's rollout controversies, ongoing antitrust scrutiny, and the AI Overviews accuracy disputes — tracked daily.
Ethics from Within: Google Glass, the Collingridge Dilemma, and the Mediated Value of Privacy
Following the “control dilemma” of Collingridge, influencing technological developments is easy when their implications are not yet manifest, yet once we know these implications, they are difficult to change. This article revisits the Collingridge dilemma in the context of contemporary ethics of technology, when technologies affect both society and the value frameworks we use to evaluate them. Early in its development, we do not know how a technology will affect the value frameworks from which i
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Polyp Detection for Colonoscopy: Initial Experience
The adenoma detection rate is an established quality indicator for colonoscopy. For instance, a 1% increase in the adenoma detection rate was associated with a 3% decrease in interval colorectal cancer incidence.1Corley D.A. Jensen C.D. Marks A.R. et al.Adenoma detection rate and risk of colorectal cancer and death.N Engl J Med. 2014; 370: 1298-1306Crossref PubMed Scopus (1166) Google Scholar However, a previous meta-analysis showed that approximately 26% of neoplastic diminutive polyps were mis
Google DeepMind and healthcare in an age of algorithms
Data-driven tools and techniques, particularly machine learning methods that underpin artificial intelligence, offer promise in improving healthcare systems and services. One of the companies aspiring to pioneer these advances is DeepMind Technologies Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Google conglomerate, Alphabet Inc. In 2016, DeepMind announced its first major health project: a collaboration with the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, to assist in the management of acute kidney in
Using Internet based paraphrasing tools: Original work, patchwriting or facilitated plagiarism?
A casual comment by a student alerted the authors to the existence and prevalence of Internet-based paraphrasing tools. A subsequent quick Google search highlighted the broad range and availability of online paraphrasing tools which offer free ‘services’ to paraphrase large sections of text ranging from sentences, paragraphs, whole articles, book chapters or previously written assignments. The ease of access to online paraphrasing tools provides the potential for students to submit work they hav