Systemic disparities along lines of race, gender, and related dimensions are major societal challenges. When applying AI solutions for decision-making, it is desired that AI models and the systems in which they operate should counteract systemic factors that make it more difficult to deliver equity. This requires:
a) increasing awareness of how disparities are replicated and amplified in systems,
b) education about what actions can be taken to support fairness and equity, and
c) equity-focused action to enhance these systems.
In this session, you will have the opportunity to gain insight into work to understand how we can evolve AI model development to include demonstrable and quantifiable elements of human-centric equity and fairness and to be able to explain these to stakeholders and sponsors.
Our thesis is that digitized systemic factors may inadvertently contribute to massive cross-group disparities and missed economic opportunities. We intend to reveal novel considerations related to AI policies and systems which may avoid the replication and pass-through of disparities as they impact a broad range of constituents affected by the outcomes of these AI policies and systems. The goal is to establish parameters against which AI models and offerings can be designed, developed, and deployed so that quantifiable elements of human-centric equity and fairness are delivered and explained to affected constituents.
Presenters: John (Boz) Handy Bosma and Denise Knorr
John (Boz) Handy Bosma: As a highly esteemed Master Inventor, Boz Bosma is passionate about finding ways to leverage Cloud and AI technology on behalf of serving social and equity related issues pervasive in our society. He is currently Chief Architect for IBM’s Cloud Platform Innovation and a SeniorTechnical Staff Member (STSM). Over the years in various roles within IBM, Boz has been awarded more than 70 patents, and is a long-time leader in the Academy of Technology where he serves as a Senior member on the IBM Technology Council. Boz serves as an Ally on behalf of many social issues, and assists others IBMers in doing the same through his ongoing leadership in IBM Corp Social Responsibility social justice programs like Call for Code for Racial Justice and IBM Research’s Tech for Justice Challenges.
Denise Knorr has been a part of IBM for over 20 years, with leadership and executive experience in most of IBM’s major lines of business including Engineering, HW & SW Product Development, Sales, Marketing and Finance where she currently serves as the CFO Talent Operations Exec for Performance Insights. As a member of the Academy of Technology she co-leads multiple initiatives related to Systemic Equity in Tech. She also works as the founder and IBM Liaison for community-based P-Techand STEM initiatives designed to give students from underserved communities greater access to science and technology that might otherwise not be available to them.
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