Artificial Intelligence can discriminate based on Race and Gender, and also Age

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STEP 4:
PORTRAY THE BASIC ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
Put the argument in the passage in Standard Argument Form; diagram the argument.
Main conclusion.

With bias in AI now recognized as a critical problem in need of urgent action, it is time to
consider the experience of digital ageism for older adults and understand how growing old in an
increasingly digital world may reinforce social inequalities, exclusion, and marginalization.

Main premises.
Premise 1
Man has accepted the use of AI in complex processes.
Given that its use is inescapable in our modern society that has numerous complex processes.

Premise 2
AI algorithms make decisions based on human-annotated data.
Since the data is collected and developed by humans.

Premise 3
AI is ageist.
Is shown by the fact that the older continue to be the age cohort least likely to have access to a
computer and the internet

Premise 4
There is a need to turn attention to digital ageism.
Seeing that older adults are turning to technology and they do not need to have this bias hence
the need for the development of systems to mitigate ageism in AI.

Premises 5
There is very little oversight authority concerning AI-driven activities in terms of regulations and
policies.
There is a need to engage older adults in developing AI solutions and have a regulatory body
oversee its use.

Premises 6
Digital ageism can be due to a combination of different factors.
These can be technological, individual, and social biases that interact to produce, reinforce and
contribute to digital ageism.

Conclusion
AI in the modern world can be ageist and there is very little concern for the same.

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STEP 5:
Does the argument violate any of the criteria for a good argument?
The argument does not violate any of the 3 conditions for a good argument.
One of the criteria it meets for a good argument is its structure. The argument meets the
fundamental structural requirements of a well-formed argument.
Its reasons do not contradict each other or contradict the overall conclusion nor do they
assume the truth of the conclusion but give credible evidence towards the same.
The conclusion is also supported by various reasons making it an argument rather than an
opinion.
It’s not a circular argument in the sense that the premises cannot be interpreted as making the
same claim as the conclusion.

Are there any clear and serious fallacies? If so, neutralize one fallacy using the 5-step process.
Step 1
A barrier to technological access can exclude older adults from the research design and
developmental process of digital technologies,
With bias in AI now recognized as a critical problem in need of urgent action, it is time to
consider the experience of digital ageism for older adults and understand how growing old in an
increasingly digital world may reinforce social inequalities, exclusion, and marginalization.
Step 2
Name of fallacy.
Formal fallacy.
Step 3
Identify the criteria for the fallacy.
A fallacy is an irrelevant point in reasoning that can undermine the logic of an argument.
Fallacies lack the proper pieces of evidence that support their claim.
Step 4
Apply the criteria to this particular argument.
In this argument, the author puts much weight on the elderly alone in as much as the argument
concerning digital ageism can equally affect infants.
Step 5
Challenge the fallacy
The reasoning of the argument could consider both extremes of ages, the young infants and the
aged populations to cut across all age groups that are affected by digital ageism. The author
talks about increasingly older people using AI in this digital world, the extremely young still face
the challenge of using AI and are not adequately covered by the writer. The young are still
stereotyped because of their age in this modern society. The fallacy can be described as non-
sufficient because there is a gap in explanation about people of young age concerning digital
ageism.

Can some of the arguments be made stronger (i.e., positively criticized)?

The following arguments can be made stronger

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“A recent report indicates that a digital ‘world’ of more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is
produced each day.”
Weakness.
The amount of data given is vast and connected to all kinds of data even those not connected
to artificial intelligence.
Strengthen.
The author can be specific with the amount of AI data relating to the age to get a more clear
comparison of how more aged people are using AI.

There are several intertwined cycles of injustice where technological, individual, and social
biases interact to produce, reinforce and contribute to digital ageism.
Weakness
The author does not expound on how these interactions relate to reinforce and contribute to
digital ageism.
Strengthen
The author could explain more how these factors co-relate to produce and contribute to digital
ageism.