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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Debating the Ethics of AI

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Debating the Ethics of AI

On August 4, 1997, Skynet came online to control the weapons arsenal of the United States with a mandate of “safeguarding the world.” Skynet started to learn at a geometric rate and became self-aware at 2:14am on August 29, 1997. Humans saw the artificial

Jumping Into Artificial Intelligence: Five Considerations For Creating An AI Company

Jumping Into Artificial Intelligence: Five Considerations For Creating An AI Company

My journey in AI and machine learning has spanned over a decade, in which time I’ve built 100-plus machine learning models and 50-plus models in production that have been deployed in actual products. On my journey, I’ve learned firsthand what it takes to

Job-Seekers: There's No Reason to Fear AI -- If You Use it the Right Way

Job-Seekers: There's No Reason to Fear AI -- If You Use it the Right Way

An AI recruiter won't have a beer with you, but it can update and guide you on your job application. The hiring process is becoming more sophisticated, thanks in large part to the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. In fact, many

New AI can tell whether you're gay or straight from a photograph

New AI can tell whether you're gay or straight from a photograph

Artificial intelligence can accurately predict whether people are gay or straight based on photos of their faces, according to new research suggesting that machines can have significantly better “gaydar” than humans. The study from Stanford University

Artificial intelligence can be used to efficiently diagnose rare diseases

Artificial intelligence can be used to efficiently diagnose rare diseases

Researchers at the University of Bonn show that using portrait photos in combination with genetic and patient data improves diagnoses. Every year, around half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. Obtaining a definitive

Artificial Intelligence In The Workplace: How AI Is Transforming Your Employee Experience

Artificial Intelligence In The Workplace: How AI Is Transforming Your Employee Experience

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly changing just about every aspect of how we live our lives, and our working lives certainly aren’t exempt from this. Soon, even those of us who don’t happen to work for technology companies (although as every

Why Elon Musk is right about the threat posed by Russian artificial intelligence

Why Elon Musk is right about the threat posed by Russian artificial intelligence

Elon Musk warns battle for AI supremacy will spark Third World War Elon Musk / Getty Images Wednesday 6 September 2017 11:47 BST Click to follow The Independent Tech Elon Musk is worried about governments, specifically the Russian one, competing for

MIT and IBM: putting our “minds and hands” together for future of AI

MIT and IBM: putting our “minds and hands” together for future of AI

As an MIT graduate and senior leader within IBM Research, I have always felt a close kinship between these two institutions. Both are renowned for their technical excellence, and both are strongly committed to pushing the frontiers of science and technology

IBM aims to advance AI—and keep up with Google and Facebook—through an ambitious new project at MIT

IBM aims to advance AI—and keep up with Google and Facebook—through an ambitious new project at MIT

A new $240 million center at MIT may help advance the field of artificial intelligence by developing novel devices and materials to power the latest machine-learning algorithms. It could, perhaps, also help IBM reclaim its reputation for doing cutting-edge