How to Embed AI Ethics Into Your Work Culture
AI ethics has long been a hot-button issue. For some, it’s reduced to a debate about whether AI should be making decisions traditionally reserved for humans. There are misconceptions that AI systems will quickly evolve into superhuman intelligence, or that they’ll be a silver bullet to solve problems for which we as a society don’t …
Benefits And Risks Of Artificial Intelligence
“Everything we love about civilization is a product of intelligence, so amplifying our human intelligence with artificial intelligence has the potential of helping civilization flourish like never before – as long as we manage to keep the technology beneficial.“ Max Tegmark, President of the Future of Life Institute WHAT IS AI? From SIRI to self-driving cars, …
What’s At Stake If AI Is Increasingly Being Used To Identify Our Emotions?
Imagine you are in a job interview. As you answer the recruiter’s questions, an artificial intelligence (AI) system scans your face, scoring you for nervousness, empathy and dependability. It may sound like science fiction, but these systems are increasingly used, often without people’s knowledge or consent. Emotion recognition technology (ERT) is in fact a burgeoning …
Want To Build Your Own Smarter Version Of Siri?
Conversation Designing is quite an interesting profession. It has slowly emerged to become one of the best part-time professions to take up in 2021.But to build interest onto this topic, I would need to explain to you what a conversation designer is….So let’s start from the basics shall we? What is a Conversation? In 2021 …
Study Shows AI-Generated Fake Reports Fool Experts
Takeaways · AIs can generate fake reports that are convincing enough to trick cybersecurity experts. · If widely used, these AIs could hinder efforts to defend against cyberattacks. · These systems could set off an AI arms race between misinformation generators and detectors. If you use such social media websites as Facebook and Twitter, you …
10+ Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Developing An AI Solution
So, you’d like to spice things up in your current business strategy and add an extra layer of high technology with a sophisticated AI solution. Let me just ask you one simple question first: Are you sure it is the best move? If your eyes sparkle with excitement as you think “Yes!”, you can skip …
How To Create Trust In Artificial Intelligence Using Open Source
Opening up the “black box” helps remove uncertainties about AI outcomes, providing insight into the modeling process and identifying biases and errors. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used more frequently in our daily lives, with systems such as Siri and Alexa becoming commonplace in many households. Many households themselves are “smart,” powered by devices that …
Responsible Machine Learning Can Still Protect Intellectual Property – Here’s How
New documentation standards in machine learning can enable responsible technology. These risk management strategies highlight how organizations can be compliant while protecting their valuable intellectual property. The growing use of machine learning (ML), within a global drive toward digital acceleration, raises the question, “Who’s minding the store?” We’ve seen many examples of both the power …
Machine Learning Is Changing Our Culture. Try This Text-Altering Tool To See How
Most of us benefit every day from the fact computers can now “understand” us when we speak or write. Yet few of us have paused to consider the potentially damaging ways this same technology may be shaping our culture. Human language is full of ambiguity and double meanings. For instance, consider the potential meaning of …
6 Pitfalls to Avoid When Transitioning To a Data Science Career
Making a career change, no matter how big or small is never an easy feat. However, when you’re moving to a field that requires as much technical knowledge as data science, things can get exponentially more difficult. That’s why proper preparation is essential. But here’s the thing: no matter how well-prepared we are, there will …