that Apple's Siri feature could answer questions from users on what to do if they were experiencing a heart attack — but it couldn't answer on what to do if someone had been sexually assaulted.
"It's really incredible to see this diverse group at the forefront of testing AI, because I don't think you'd see this many diverse people here otherwise," said Tyrance Billingsley, the founder of Black Tech Street. His organization builds Black economic development through technology, and brought about 70 people to the Def Con event.
"We want to see way more African Americans and people from other marginalized communities at Def Con, because this is of Manhattan Project-level importance," Billingsley said."AI is critical. And we need to be here."Arati Prabhakar, head of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, tries out the AI challenge at Def Con. The White House urged tech companies to have their models publicly tested.
Prabhakar said the White House has broader concerns about AI being used to incorrectly racially profile Black people, and about how AI technology can exacerbate discrimination in things like financial decisions and housing opportunities./Arati Prabhakar of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy talks with Tyrance Billingsley of Black Tech Street and Austin Carson of SeedAI, about the AI challenge.