# State of AI Ethics Report (Volume 6, February 2022)

**Authors:** Abhishek Gupta, Connor Wright, Marianna Bergamaschi Ganapini, Masa Sweidan, Renjie Butalid  
**arXiv:** [2202.07435](https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.07435)  
**Date:** 2022-02-12  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/2202.07435v1/

## Key points

- The State of AI Ethics Report, Volume 6 (January 2022) from the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI) provides a comprehensive overview of significant developments in AI ethics during the second half of 2021.
- Key areas covered in the report include "Analysis of the AI Ecosystem", "Privacy", "Bias", "Social Media and Problematic Information", "AI Design and Governance", and "Laws and Regulations".
- Discussions on laws and regulations surrounding artificial intelligence, including The European Commission's Artificial Intelligence Act, algorithmic accountability for the public sector, a new artificial intelligence patent model, and NATO's Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
- Emerging trends highlighted in the report's "Outside the Boxes" section include machines as teammates in team collaboration, ethical considerations in deepfake technology, data utility versus confidentiality balance in US Census data collection process.
- Article summaries by Abhishek Gupta touch on antitrust cases against Facebook, regulating AI through sandbox approaches, Congress's plan to crack down on big tech, legal implications of GitHub Copilot, doxing laws, human rights protections from AI threats.
- Exploration of emerging trends in AI ethics with research summaries focusing on foundation models' ethical challenges in machine learning applications, unlearning capabilities of machines post-learning phase,
- experts' reliance on AI explanations too quickly according to studies conducted.

## Summary

The State of AI Ethics Report, Volume 6 (January 2022) from the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI) provides a comprehensive overview of the most significant developments in research and reporting in the field of AI ethics during the second half of 2021. The report covers various key areas such as "Analysis of the AI Ecosystem", "Privacy", "Bias", "Social Media and Problematic Information", "AI Design and Governance", "Laws and Regulations", and emerging trends highlighted in the "Outside the Boxes" section. In particular, the report delves into important topics related to laws and regulations surrounding artificial intelligence, including discussions on The European Commission's Artificial Intelligence Act, algorithmic accountability for the public sector, a new artificial intelligence patent model in light of the pandemic, and NATO's Artificial Intelligence Strategy. Additionally, article summaries provided by Abhishek Gupta touch on issues like antitrust cases against Facebook, regulating AI through sandbox approaches, Congress's plan to crack down on big tech, legal implications of GitHub Copilot, doxing laws, human rights protections from AI threats, and more. The report also explores emerging trends in AI ethics with research summaries focusing on machines as teammates in team collaboration, digital transformation's impact on social theory renewal,

ethical considerations in deepfake technology like Anthony Bourdain's voice replication,

data utility versus confidentiality balance in the US Census data collection process. Article summaries further discuss topics such as DeepMind's AGI paper urgency for ethical AI development,

ethical challenges posed by foundation models in machine learning applications,

unlearning capabilities of machines post-learning phase,

experts' reliance on AI explanations too quickly according to studies conducted. Moreover,

insights into responsible technology predictions for the future are shared along with real-world examples like Zomato algorithm tweaks affecting delivery riders negatively. The report also sheds light on how big tech companies are promoting digital elder care solutions to families using their platforms while tracking delivery drivers' movements extensively. Furthermore, discussions around copyright trolls leveraging current AI practices for their benefit are explored alongside futuristic perspectives on queer representation in digital assistants and warehouse worker gap closure challenges faced by robotics technologies. Overall, this detailed report serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to understand key issues within AI ethics landscape during 2021 while providing insights into emerging trends that will shape future developments within this dynamic field.