Could AI predict the future? - Thomas Hofweber

Explore one of the main issues of AI-based predictive models and how it affects user decision-making and accountability.

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A couple has been considering getting engaged, but theyre worried about divorce statistics. An AI-based model was just released that can predict your likelihood of divorce with 95% accuracy. The only catch is the model doesnt offer any reasons for its results. So, should they decide whether or not to get married based on this AIs prediction? Thomas Hofweber explores AIs transparency problem.

Lesson by Thomas Hofweber, directed by Hannah Lau-Walker.

This video was produced in collaboration with the Parr Center for Ethics, housed within the renowned Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Parr Center is committed to integrating abstract work in ethical theory with the informed discussion of practical ethical issues, and prides itself on the development of innovative and inclusive approaches to moral and civic education.

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