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Melissa Jantjies

Melissa JantjiesNovember 30, 2023 0

Trustworthy AI for retail: Balancing innovation and responsibility

The significance of upholding trustworthy AI standards transcends multiple industries. Within retail, AI can potentially wield considerable influence in driving customer experiences, optimizing operations, and shaping business strategies. However, it is crucial to ensure that AI technologies are developed and deployed in an ethical manner, prioritizing human well-being and reflecting

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Data Management | Predictions

Kristi BoydNovember 27, 2023 0

A practical approach to creating, reading, updating and deleting data in 2024

AI became the unofficial word of 2023 and the craze is likely to continue into 2024 as new creative applications and uses of AI emerge across industries and sectors. But before organizations invest too many resources into foundational AI models, leadership should ensure that the organization has a firm grasp

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Artificial Intelligence

Reggie Townsend

Reggie TownsendNovember 2, 2023 0

Talking AI in Washington, DC

I recently had two incredible opportunities: to visit the White House for a landmark executive order signing and to make remarks at a US Senate AI Insight Forum. The AI Insight Forum was part of a bipartisan Congressional effort to develop guardrails that ensure artificial intelligence is both transformative and

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Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Vrushali Sawant

Vrushali SawantOctober 31, 2023 0

Accountability in AI: A key ingredient for trust

The relationship between trust and accountability is taking center stage in the global conversations around AI. Accountability and trust are two sides of the same coin. In a relationship – whether romantic, platonic or business, we trust each other to be honest and considerate. Trust is fueled by actions that showcase

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Artificial Intelligence | SAS Events

Caslee SimsOctober 26, 2023 0

Strategies for maintaining trust in our AI-driven world

In this era of technology dominated by AI and rapid advancements, trust has emerged as a critical pillar of our interconnected world. As Reggie Townsend, Vice President of the Data Ethics Practice at SAS, explains, we must understand that trust is essential for meaningful relationships and the functioning of civil

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Artificial Intelligence

Kristi BoydSeptember 25, 2023 0

The road to trustworthy AI: Strategies for robustness

Most of us have experienced the annoyance of finding an important email in the spam folder of our inbox. If you check the spam folder regularly, you might get annoyed by the incorrect filtering, but at least you’ve probably avoided significant harm. But if you didn’t know to check spam,

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Vrushali Sawant

Vrushali SawantJuly 26, 2023 0

Trustworthy AI examples from the SAS Hackathon

As a member of the SAS Data Ethics Practice, I was excited to collaborate with teams at the SAS Hackathon to learn more about their ideas for trustworthy AI. Artificial Intelligence has the potential to make a difference in the real world, and partnering with the hackathon teams was a

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Vrushali Sawant

Vrushali SawantJune 23, 2023 0

Inclusivity: A guiding principle for responsible innovation

AI – just like humans – can carry biases. Unchecked bias can perpetuate power imbalances and marginalize vulnerable communities. Recognizing the potential for bias is one of the first steps toward responsible innovation. Doing so allows users to include diverse needs and perspectives in building inclusive and robust products. Through

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Analytics

Kristi BoydMay 31, 2023 0

Understanding the role of privacy and security in responsible innovation

As organizations embrace AI, they often handle large volumes of data that power AI systems. Handling data appropriately includes implementing adequate privacy policies and security measures to protect it. Doing so prevents accidental exposure and ensures ethical data use. AI technology often uses sensitive data for creating, training and utilizing models.

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Artificial Intelligence | Equity and Responsibility

Reggie Townsend

Reggie TownsendMay 25, 2023 0

Fostering AI common sense: The need for critical thinking and healthy skepticism

As AI rapidly advances over the next several years, I’ve been fortunate to have an active role in helping to guide a responsible path forward when it comes to technology’s impact on our daily lives. Currently, this role includes serving as Vice President for the SAS Data Ethics Practice, as an

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Analytics | SAS Events

Alison BolenMay 11, 2023 0

Ulta Beauty and JPMorgan Chase leaders discuss how to partner for AI

The term "partner" is often overused in the technology industry. We partner with cloud providers, we partner with systems integrators, we partner with our customers – and so much more. But when a genuine partnership comes together to build something complex and successful, you can't deny the importance of that

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Analytics

Kristi BoydMay 1, 2023 0

Trustworthy AI: 3 reasons we need it now

Who is responsible for ensuring that new AI technologies are fair and ethical? Does that responsibility land on AI developers? On innovators? On CEOs? Or is the responsibility more widespread? At SAS, we believe that it is everyone’s duty to innovate responsibly with AI. We believe that adhering to trustworthy

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Reggie Townsend

Reggie TownsendApril 27, 2023 0

Data quality: The foundation for trustworthy AI

I see the term resilience in a lot of business literature these days. Intuitively, it makes sense. After a pandemic, global supply chain disruptions and resulting economic fragility, executives understandably consider adaptability, durability and how best to operate with a strength of character – all attributes that define resilience. Many

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Caslee SimsApril 3, 2023 0

Exploring the interplay of technology and society

If you’ve ever contemplated AI's messy reality and political nature, the interplay of technology with society and the impact of AI on democracy, we have a conversation for you. As AI rapidly expands, it has sparked numerous discussions and debates. One theory is that AI is inherently political. This viewpoint

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Analytics

Vrushali Sawant

Vrushali SawantMarch 30, 2023 0

The ethics of responsible innovation: Why transparency is key

In today's world, data-driven systems make significant decisions across industries. While these systems can bring many benefits, they can also foster distrust by obscuring how decisions are made. Therefore, transparency within data driven systems is critical to responsible innovation. Transparency requires clear, explainable communication. Since transparency helps people understand how

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Equity and Responsibility | Innovation

Kristi BoydMarch 3, 2023 0

Generative AI: Benefits, risks and a framework for responsible innovation

Generative AI (GAI) is a category of AI that can create new content, including video, audio, images and text. GAI has the potential to change the way we approach content creation. It’s gotten much attention lately. Take ChatGPT for example. The AI chatbot has captivated the public’s imagination with clever

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Alex CoopMarch 2, 2023 0

Unlocking the full potential of AI and ML for businesses and banks: Challenges and cautionary tales

In this post, Ajay Agrawal, professor at Toronto's Rotman School of Management, discusses the challenges of unlocking the full potential of AI and ML for businesses and banks. Agrawal explains how the taxi industry in London, UK provides a cautionary tale of the potential impediments to driving value from AI,

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Analytics

Vrushali Sawant

Vrushali SawantFebruary 22, 2023 0

Embedding responsible innovation: How SAS is leading the charge in ethical technology

Responsible innovation is critical because technology does not exist in a vacuum. It affects us all in unexpected ways. We know analytics has an undeniable impact on society. For example, analytics can help hospitals manage their inventories for essential items like wheelchairs and bladder scanners, help sports teams curate a

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Reggie Townsend

Reggie TownsendFebruary 10, 2023 0

A call to action: Empowering minority populations in the AI revolution

One of the reasons I got involved with the trustworthy AI movement is because automated systems enabled by our past will hurt people – at scale – if we aren’t careful. Worse yet, and from a personal perspective, it concerned me that if such systems were deployed in justice and

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Advanced Analytics | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Cloud | SAS Events

Lexi RegaladoJanuary 24, 2023 0

4 ways you might not realize advanced analytics is changing the world

The word innovation often draws to mind images of self-driving cars, new phones, and shiny tech. Yet, innovation often happens behind the scenes, especially in advanced analytics. Around the world, industries like healthcare, government, banking, manufacturing, and more rely on the latest advancements in analytics. At SAS Explore, an event for

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Artificial Intelligence

Reggie Townsend

Reggie TownsendNovember 21, 2022 0

Harnessing our superpower: Creating a common vision for AI

I’ve spent months traveling and speaking to business leaders worldwide about trustworthy AI and responsible innovation. On the nights I laid awake in unfamiliar hotel rooms, wishing my body clock would adjust faster than it was, I found joy in watching local television in local languages. While I don’t understand

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Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good | Learn SAS

Reggie Townsend

Reggie TownsendAugust 8, 2022 0

Next generation of responsible AI innovators tackle real-world challenges with AI4ALL and SAS

As head of the SAS Data Ethics Practice, I spend a lot of time contemplating the social implications of AI. Considering its benefits like augmenting medical decisions and pitfalls, making decisions based on biased data results in dire consequences for patients. Such implications have the potential to impact society in a variety

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Cloud | Data for Good | Machine Learning

Bryan HarrisMay 5, 2022 0

Who is responsible when AI is irresponsible?

We hear a lot about responsible AI or AI ethics in the marketplace today. At SAS, we believe there should be a larger conversation about responsible innovation. In reality, the decisions made by AI are the outcome of algorithms, data and business processes. This means ethical considerations must be applied

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Thomas KeilNovember 22, 2021 0

Trustworthy AI: What it is and why we need it

We as a society should actively involve a divers, non-tech-audience into the discussion in the proper usage of AI – it can not be tech experts only discuss what our everyday life is impacting so much already.

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Analytics

Olivier PenelNovember 5, 2021 0

How to Get Started With Responsible AI

In my previous article, “The Vital Ingredients of Responsible AI,” I described the principles that underpin the need to develop AI systems that factor in the human factor, not only contribute to business outcomes but also protect individuals, society and the environment. While it’s difficult to argue with those principles,

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Olivier PenelNovember 2, 2021 0

The vital ingredients of responsible AI

In my previous article, “The Business Imperative for Responsible AI," I covered the main business drivers for responsible AI. Beyond the greater good and social responsibility, responsible AI is emerging as a key factor for successful AI adoption. In this article, I will describe the main ingredients of responsible AI:

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Artificial Intelligence

Fadi GlorOctober 14, 2021 0

Dummy's Guide to Responsible Artificial Intelligence

"Now what? Responsible artificial intelligence (AI)? You're probably going to tell me that this is going to interfere with how I go about AI." Yes, I am. There's a whole list of nations coming up with strategies on AI. Check out this world map where each colored country is having a

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Analytics | Data for Good

Caslee SimsOctober 1, 2021 0

What matters now when it comes to COVID-19

Early in the pandemic, we used this blog to offer resources for responding to COVID-19, recovering from the economic losses, and reimagining life after the pandemic. By now, everyone has read about testing, contact tracing, social distancing, treatment protocols and vaccines. Whether or not you have had COVID yourself, all

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Data for Good

Alex CoopSeptember 30, 2021 0

Why I listen to branded podcasts (and 5 great ones to add to your list)

Since 2015, the number of Americans who to listen to at least one podcast per month has increased by approximately 40 million people. The number of podcast listeners has also ballooned globally in tandem with a rise in smart speaker adoption. People are consuming them at home, on the go

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence

Olivia OjedaSeptember 23, 2021 0

Breaking the cycle of bias in decision making

“Bias is not inhuman. To have bias is absolutely human,” says Banu Raghuraman. If data enthusiasts are going to break the cycle of bias, however, “we have to be more aware of where the data is coming from, what it’s trying to tell us and how we can break the

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