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Declan Humphreys, Lecturer Cybersecurity and Ethics, University of the Sunshine Coast

AI free from bias and ideology is a fantasy – humans can’t organise data without distorting reality

Bart Fish & Power Tools of AI, CC BY

In July, the United States government made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) companies wanting to do business with the White House will need to ensure their AI systems are “objective and free from top-down ideological bias”.

In an executive order on “preventing woke AI in the federal government”, President Donald Trump refers to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as an example of a biased ideology.

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