Pour IA'ller plus loin

Learn more about AI by visiting the touring part of the exhibition, where ethical and social issues are addressed. You can also discover different profiles of local researchers working in artificial intelligence. To find out where this touring section is currently located, scan the QR Code or ask at the museum reception desk.

AI and society

Artificial intelligence is profoundly shaping our societies. Far from being neutral, it is trained on human data and can reproduce biases. Its development raises major ethical and societal issues.

Bias is a central problem. Data that is not very diverse or marked by inequalities leads to discriminatory results, particularly for women and racialized minorities.. Diversifying data and design teams is essential to making AI fairer.

Faced with these risks, ethics and the law are trying to regulate its use. The European Union has adopted the AI Act, which classifies systems according to their level of risk: unacceptable (prohibited), high (strictly regulated) or low (subject to transparency).

But these regulations, which are still new, are struggling to keep pace with innovation.

Privacy is also at risk. Data exchanged with AIs can be stored and reused. Facial recognition and algorithmic surveillance, which are being tested at the 2024 Olympic Games in France, raise questions about respect for fundamental freedoms.

Finally, generative AI currently has an enormous ecological cost. Data centres consume large quantities of water and electricity. The training and use of large-scale models increases greenhouse gas emissions, making it essential to consider the sustainability of these technologies.