The Gates Foundation has pledged to spend at least $1 billion over the next two years to expand global access to artificial intelligence and use it to tackle social inequalities. The foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report advocated an urgent effort to ensure that A.I. “helps narrow gaps between the richest and poorest rather than widening them.” The funding will be used to support A.I.
Researchers at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and the university’s RegLab recently published a study demonstrating how large language models can help identify discriminatory local laws. The AI system helped human reviewers identify thousands of local statutes that could violate anti-discrimination laws by treating people differently based on race, gender, and citizenship. HAI fellow Daniel E. Ho, who helped conduct the study, said AI is well-suited for the task because of the sheer scale of local laws.
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