AI and Ethics: Speed and Blind Spots

AI and Ethics: Speed and Blind Spots

In my recent post, I talked about how AI is increasing in ethics and who might be responsible for making sure that continues. 

So… Now…

Q: Doesn’t that slow things down?
Yes. And that’s the point.
Speed without intention is how we break things. That mindset made sense when the worst thing a platform could do was mislabel a selfie. But today? We’re building systems that recommend financial advice, healthcare content, and career coaching. If something goes wrong, “oops” won’t cut it.

Q: What’s the biggest ethical blind spot?
Inference.
AI doesn’t just see what you give it. It fills in the blanks.
Maybe it guesses that you’re pregnant because you paused on a maternity ad. Or that you’re wealthy because of your shopping habits.
You didn’t consent to share that. But the system assumed, and then acted.
And most privacy laws aren’t designed to protect you from that… yet.

Can we solve the inference issue? Is there a way to make sure that we can keep AI from inferring things that are none of its business>?

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