Can AI predict someone's breakup? - Thomas Hofweber
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A couple has been considering getting engaged, but they’re 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 doesn’t offer any reasons for its results. So, should they decide whether or not to get married based on this AI’s prediction? Thomas Hofweber explores AI’s transparency problem.
Additional Resources for you to Explore
How explainability affects interpersonal relationships that are impacted by AI-based decisions is not yet widely discussed. The connection between acting for reasons and morality was developed in great depth by the 18th-century philosopher Immanuel Kant, whose view on this is spelled out in accessible contemporary terms here. A more advanced survey of the computer science side of explainable AI with many further links can be found here.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Thomas Hofweber
- Director Hannah Lau-Walker
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Composer Phil Brookes
- Sound Designer Phil Brookes
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace