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6 Rearing Your Algorithms Right Three Roles Humans Play in Developing and Deploying Responsible AI

Melissa Cefkin is an anthropologist who has done extensive work in how people respond to technology. As a principal scientist at Nissan’s research center in Silicon Valley, she worked alongside traditional car designers in developing the next generation of self-driving vehicles. Her role was to ensure a smooth collaboration between human and machine (that is, between driver and automobile). That’s where her background in anthropology comes in. “You need to understand humans if you want to provide them with an automated partner,” she contends.¹

Cefkin’s role at Nissan was to think about things that most car designers might not consider. Take, ...