AI ethics issues

Chatbots and other artificial intelligence technologies that interact with humans raise ethics questions that enterprises can't ignore. Is it acceptable to present a bot as a human? How do you eliminate AI bias? Do organizations need an AI code of ethics? Read what experts have to say on AI ethics issues, whether companies should self-impose an AI code of ethics and more.

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In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss Google's new principles for artificial intelligence and how they may impact the use of AI for cybersecurity.
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