Artificial intelligence is here to stay
Can it wipe social inequities away?
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Or are the AI systems designed to propagate
Our current biases and perpetuate
Them in their applications everywhere
Create a complex web of which we should be aware
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Take facial recognition technology, for instance
That is biased against darker skinned citizens
You cannot teach a bot cultural sensitivity
The AI system cannot on its own become bias-free
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We mortal human beings have insight
Into our limitations, we know we are not always right
We know we have biases that can influence
Our judgment, at the same time in our defense
We can say that as fallible as we may be
We can unlearn and relearn, become free
Of our preconceived notions if we try hard enough
We can process simultaneously strong emotions and reasoning tough
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Our brains may be complex neural networks but our minds
In an intangible realm nourishment find
The complex interplay of thoughts and emotions that creates
Our behavior is not something that AI can replicate
Passion...unbridled 