The Role of Ethics When Investing in AI
July 8, 2022 | Anik Bose, General Partner, BGV What role should ethics play in investing in AI ? That’s a question I have begun to hear more frequently as a general partner at BGV and as an investor who cares deeply about responsible tech and AI governance. Imbedding ethics in company culture and product […]
There WILL be a Recession, and it Could Last a Long Time
July 6, 2022 | Ron Sege, Partner, BGV In this paper I argue that a recession is inevitable and that a recovery may well take several years. I conclude with some takeaways for early-stage tech ventures. I started my career as an analyst in the Wages, Prices and Productivity section of the Division of Research […]
Welcome to the New Era of App Development: Why Did BGV Invest?
By Eric Buatois, BGV General Partner We’ve all heard of SaaS, IaaS, and DaaS. Now meet the latest addition to the software as a service nomenclature: FaaS. That would be features-as-a-service, a dream development for app developers everywhere. FaaS is a platform of tools and features – login, biometrics, chat, location services, data storage – […]
Why Labor-Based ROI Models Can Stymie Innovation And How To Fix It
For original article click here. Dr. Prasad Akella is the founder and chairman of Drishti, which uses AI and video to empower manufacturing workers and optimize production. There’s a lot of expectations around what the digital-physical convergence that defines Industry 4.0 means for manufacturers, especially in terms of how innovation can help them respond effectively to […]
CVC Panel on Ethical AI
Investors funding AI solutions can play an important role in shaping the trajectory of responsible AI technology development. Many big data and FAANG companies have appointed Responsible AI execs and formed Ethics Advisory boards, while their corporate venture arms develop investment theses that openly address the emerging field of Ethical AI governance. Top CVC […]
The Ethics Maturity Continuum
Olivia Gambelin, founder of Ethical Intelligence, unveils the Ethics Maturity Continuum, as well as several case studies, and discusses how the framework helps entrepreneurs identify strengths, weaknesses and practical steps to address AI governance and data privacy challenges.
A European Perspective on Enterprise AI Risk
“…ungoverned AI opens the door to costly ethical risks and legal breaches, such as unintended discrimination, lost autonomy by unethical nudging, disinformation, privacy intrusion and social exclusion.,” argues Anna Fellander, founder of Anch. “Therefore,” she explains, “I believe all organizations must have an ethical filter on their AI solutions.” Ethical AI specialist Anna Fellander provides […]
The AI Ethics Boom: 150 Ethical AI Startups and Industry Trends
For original article click here. The demand for ethical AI services (including terms like “explainable AI” or “responsible AI”) has skyrocketed, in part due to some of the troubling practices employed by large technology companies. Everyday media is full of news of privacy breaches, algorithmic biases, and AI oversights. In the past decade or so, […]