AI and Race, w/ Dr. Broderick Turner & Angela Yi
Exploring how AI systems should handle race and racial bias.
Guests
Dr. Broderick Turner
Associate Professor of Marketing, Virginia Tech
Broderick Turner is an associate professor of marketing at Virginia Tech. His research examines race, representation, identity, and consumer behavior, including how artificial-intelligence systems represent demographic groups and how those representations can shape decisions and consequences in the marketplace.
Angela Yi
Doctoral researcher, Virginia Tech
Angela Yi was a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech when she co-authored research on how race is represented and used in AI systems. Her work examined when racial information can create harms or improve outcomes, contributing to a broader conversation about responsible model design and evaluation.
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Two researchers from Virginia Tech recently published a study: “Representations and Consequences of Race in AI Systems.“
I'm thrilled that the co-authors of the study, Dr. Broderick Turner (Assistant Professor of Marketing at Virginia Tech) and Angela Yi (Doctoral Candidate at Virginia Tech) could join AI-Curious to discuss the takeaways from their study, and more broadly, help us unpack the complicated intersection between AI and race. When should AI models include race? When should they *ignore* race?
Or more to the point, how should AI developers be thinking about race?
Dr. Turner and Angela get into all of this, offering concrete advice for those building AI.
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/08/pamplin-race-ai.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X24000447?dgcid=author
https://www.jointhetrap.com/