PROSPECTS podcast series - Episode 5
How ethical AI innovation can create decent work for disadvantaged groups
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a key aspect in discussions about the future of work, with its potential for innovation and disruption bringing opportunities and risks.
12 September 2024
Podcast description:
In this fifth episode, Jessica Mony, former Head of Social Impact and Partnerships at Appen discusses how ethical AI innovation can create decent work for disadvantaged groups, including refugees and persons with disabilities. She highlights the value of a diverse workforce in reducing bias and improving AI model accuracy. Mony also talks about partnerships that help refugees access to connectivity, skills and financial services, and advocates for industry standards to promote fairness, inclusivity and better working conditions in the AI industry.
Speaker
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Jessica MonyFormer Head of Social Impact and Partnerships at AppenJessica is the former Head of Social Impact and Partnerships at Appen, a company headquartered in Australia which provides human annotated datasets that fuel AI and machine learning for some of the world’s biggest brands.
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Promotion, inclusion and protection of refugees and host communities in the digital and gig economy