AI and Privacy
Artificial Intelligence. It has been around in our cultures in one form or another since the times of the Ancient Greeks and their myths, through to Frankenstein, and Asimov. This long and storied history cannot take away from the fact that AI is now front and centre in our world. AI technology is for Ericsson and our customers a key business enabler. Looking back at the history of AI, we see a recurring theme. Implications on privacy and human rights. Using AI wrongly, or without due diligence can lead to a widespread escalation of problems on many fronts. Before we begin to look at the implications of AI on privacy, let’s define what it means. Of utmost importance here is to first clarify what ’AI’ means, as it can mean different things to different people, and there is no agreed definition in the industry around it. Therefore, we will attempt to describe how we deal with the definition within Ericsson. At Ericsson, we look at AI as a set of technologies (for ...
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