Jacquelyn Krones: Principal for Ethics in the AI Perceptions and MR Group, Microsoft

We talk with Jacquelyn about the definitions and components of AI and ethics at Microsoft ; how she works with ethics within an enterprise solution team, transitioning from high level ethics principles to day to day product work. We cover metrics around ethics, the connection between ethics and consumer trust and governance. Lastly we talk about the value of a social scientist and how to approach the corporate ethics field when looking for employment.

Mentioned in Podcast:

The Partnership of the Future: Microsoft’s CEO explores how humans and A.I. can work together to solve society’s greatest challenges:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/06/microsoft_ceo_satya_nadella_humans_and_a_i_can_work_together_to_solve_society.html

The Future Computed, AI and it’s role in society
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2018/01/17/future-computed-artificial-intelligence-role-society/

FATE Research Group Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/fate/

Eric Horvitz, who leads AETHER is quoted talking about it here: https://www.geekwire.com/2018/microsoft-cutting-off-sales-ai-ethics-top-researcher-eric-horvitz-says/-

Partnership on AI:
https://www.partnershiponai.org

AINow Institute:
https://ainowinstitute.org/

Data & Society:
https://datasociety.net/

Several speakers in the excellent MSR podcast series who discuss ethics and AI

Dr. Eric Horvitz https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/ai-and-our-future-with-machines-eric-horvitz/

Dr. Ece Kamar
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/life-at-intersection-of-ai-society-ece-kamar/

Dr. Kate Crawford
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/keeping-an-eye-on-ai-with-dr-kate-crawford/

Dr. Rich Caruana
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/making-intelligence-intelligible-dr-rich-caruana/

Social media or other links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelyn-krones-56302b1/