As a leader in technology, IBM is no stranger to AI and the newly developing technology in the field every day. With the main goal of technology being to make tasks easier, developers often fail to make sure that their tech is accessible to all types of people, especially in the early days of a new gadget. IBM has taken initiative in this sense and formed an organization known as FATE, or Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics to ensure that this initiative is prioritized within the tech community.
In this article, IBM laid out more details about FATE, as well as the new tool they had released to be used for testing new technology and its accessibility among what they call “protected groups,” including the disabled community. This tool is called AI Fairness 360, and is available for download by tech developers worldwide. Overall, this step towards tech that is not only inclusive, but open to adaptations and being accountable for their shortcomings is a huge step especially by a large company such as IBM and will set a progressive precedent for tech companies to follow.
LIS 4022 Spring 2020 