Keele University study 'predicts' kids' autism without consent
A behavioural study group on children with autism by researchers at Keele University used YouTube videos used an AI to study childrens' body movements without their permission. The researchers told The Atlantic that the purpose of the study was to classify the kids' behaviours as either typical or atypical, with the aim of more quickly evaluating 'edge' cases that might normally require lab equipment or invasive tactile sensors. The Atlantic pointed out that the children and parents whose data was scraped by the Keele team had not consented to having their home videos u sed for scientific research. The paper, which is another example of the use of machine learning to 'predict' innate at tributes, was withdrawn 'due to insufficient or definition error(s) in the ethics approval protocol.'
- Date it happened
- 2019-01-01
- Organisation involved
- Keele University
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