Disability Scoop featured Special Olympics' recent research examining how artificial intelligence systems can perpetuate bias toward people with intellectual disabilities. Conducted in partnership with Oregon State University, the study underscores the importance of ensuring emerging technologies promote inclusion and accurately represent people with intellectual disabilities.
“What our research shows is that bias doesn’t have to be hateful to be harmful. It can be subtle, systematic and scaled globally. AI systems are learning stereotypes and repeating them at scale,” said Nathan Cook, Chief Information and Technology Officer at Special Olympics.
