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Industry standards won't give artificial intelligence a conscience

Marc Böhlen is part of the team developing universal benchmarks for ethical artificial intelligence. He tells us why they won't work.

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Toyota unveil a self-driving car in 2013. IEEE's new standards could change how companies use AI

Toyota unveil a self-driving car in 2013. IEEE's new standards could transform how companies use AI. Image: David Berkowitz (CC BY 2.0) (CC BY 2.0)

From the algorithms used by social media platforms to the machine-learning that powers home automation, artificial intelligence has quietly embedded itself into our lives. But as the technology involved grows more advanced and its reach widens, the question of how to regulate has become increasingly urgent.