Foundations of AI Systems
A step-by-step procedure or formula for analyzing a dataset, often used in computing for automated decision-making.
Algorithm
A thought experiment used to explore ethical decision-making, involving a choice between sacrificing one life to save many others.
The Trolley Problem
A comprehensive law in the European Union that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal data.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
A historic thought experiment to determine if a machine can exhibit human-like intelligence.
The Turing Test
A landmark regulatory framework aimed at ensuring the safety and fundamental rights of people and businesses in the development and use of AI, establishing a risk-based approach to AI governance.
EU AI Act
A mathematical representation of a pattern created using algorithms and trained on datasets to make predictions or decisions.
AI Model
A system or model whose internal workings and decision-making processes are not transparent or easily understood by users, making it difficult to interpret or trust the outputs.
The Black Box
A virtual representation of a human user, capturing their behaviors, preferences, and interactions to enable personalized experiences and simulations.
Digital Twin
A historical automaton that appeared to play chess but was actually operated by a human hidden inside.
The Mechanical Turk
An approach to design that focuses on centering the needs and experiences of the end user in the design process.
Design Thinking
Algorithms that forecast future events or behaviors based on historical data.
Predictive Decision-Making Algorithms
The limits of what is known or understood, particularly in the context of a field of knowledge or expertise.
Epistemic Boundaries
The byproduct of users' online activities, comprising trails of data generated by interactions with digital services.
Data Exhaust
A historic observation that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles approximately every two years while the production cost declines by half.
Moore’s Law of Exponential Growth
An approach to design that focuses on centering marginalized communities and addressing power imbalances in the design process.
Design Justice
Algorithms that adjust their strategies based on new data or changing environments.
Adaptive Decision-Making Algorithms
Areas in automated systems where human operators are unfairly held accountable for failures, even when they have limited control.
Moral Crumple Zones
A market-driven process where personal data is commodified and used to predict and modify human behavior for profit.
Surveillance Capitalism
A report from the Club of Rome that models the consequences of exponential economic and population growth with finite resource supplies.
The Limits to Growth
A method where multiple individuals or organizations work together to verify the accuracy of information.
Collaborative Fact-Checking
Algorithms that use mechanisms inspired by biological evolution, such as mutation and selection, to optimize solutions.
Evolutionary Decision-Making Algorithms
AI models that perpetuate inequality and have significant, harmful impacts on society, often lacking transparency and accountability.
Weapons of Math Destruction
A legal concept primarily recognized and enforced under GDPR that allows individuals to request the deletion of their personal data from internet searches and other directories.
The Right to be Forgotten
An economic model that balances essential human needs and planetary boundaries to achieve sustainable development.
Doughnut Economics
The strategy of exposing people to misinformation techniques to inoculate them against future falsehoods.
Pre-Bunking