In his book, Ethical Machines, Reid Blackman tackles the complexities of AI ethics and presents a practical framework for managing the risks of AI implementation.
Starting from the premise that AI is not just a topic for academic discussion but a real business necessity, he addresses the big three ethical risks of AI: bias, explainability, and privacy, and offers solutions for how to mitigate them.
Our Thinkers50Radar member, Reid, is the creator and host of the podcast Ethical Machines, and Founder and CEO of Virtue, a digital ethical risk consultancy. He is also an advisor to the Canadian government on their federal AI regulations.
Hear from the expert in the ethics of AI.
Reid Blackman is the founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consultancy; volunteer chief ethics officer for the non-profit Government Blockchain Association; and advisor to the Canadian government on federal AI regulations, Blackman was also a founding member of Ernst & Young’s AI Advisory Board, and a senior advisor to the Deloitte AI Institute. His work, which includes advising and speaking to organizations including AWS, US Bank, the FBI, NASA, and the World Economic Forum, has been profiled by The Wall Street Journal, the BBC, and Forbes. Prior to founding Virtue, Blackman was a professor of philosophy at Colgate University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.