Bigoted AI systems rightly deserve the universal flak they get. But there’s a problem: we might still be screwed even if AI is neutral. Unless artificial intelligence has the "right" biases, AI and people won’t coexist very well. Unless purposely wired to be ethical and people-centric, AI can be commandeered for malicious purposes or inadvertently cause serious … [Read more...] about Responsible AI: Should Smart Machines Be Intrinsically Pro Human?
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Malicious AI: How Can We Defend Against Weaponized Technology?
We don’t have to wait for AI to gain sentience and go rogue because the probability of intelligent automation being used by bad people for bad purposes is one…hundred…percent. Expect chaos when con artists conspire with convoluted neural networks. Assessing threats and preemptively developing defense mechanisms is critical for the good guys to prepare for, prevent, and … [Read more...] about Malicious AI: How Can We Defend Against Weaponized Technology?
Now That Lawyers Have Lost To AI, What Is The Future Of Law?
In 2016, DeepMind’s AlphaGo famously defeated Lee Sedol, an international Go champion, becoming the first computer program to beat a human world champion. In 2018, LawGeex, an AI contract review platform, pulled the same stunt on human lawyers. The AI system achieved a 94% accuracy rate at surfacing risks in Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs). Experience human lawyers … [Read more...] about Now That Lawyers Have Lost To AI, What Is The Future Of Law?
Who Wins In The Showdown Between AI & Lawyers?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having a transformative effect on the business world and the $600 billion global legal services market is not immune. As AI automates basic processes, in the legal profession it promises to allow lawyers devote their time to more valuable, cost-effective, and strategic work. Consultants at McKinsey & Company estimate that 22% of a … [Read more...] about Who Wins In The Showdown Between AI & Lawyers?
Building a Foundation for Machine Learning Across Your Organization
A wave of obsession for all-things machine learning (ML) has washed over the technology and business communities — and society more broadly — in the last several years, and understandably so; machine learning-enabled products and services can present myriad benefits to an organization — not least the ability to harness large swaths of data to make previously tedious tasks more … [Read more...] about Building a Foundation for Machine Learning Across Your Organization
A Taste Of Tomorrow: How Food and Beverage Companies Leverage AI
People have become picky eaters. Our ancestors ate whatever they could forage, but modern day Homo Sapiens expect gourmet meals at street food prices on demand. Consumers prefer fast, affordable, healthy, and delicious. To meet fickle consumer tastes, food and beverage (F&B) companies look to artificial intelligence to help them scale new products and stay profitable. … [Read more...] about A Taste Of Tomorrow: How Food and Beverage Companies Leverage AI
From Gloom to Glam: The Evolution Of Facebook Messenger Chatbots
Good things come to those who wait, but sometimes you have to ride out rainstorms to get your rainbows. In 2011, Facebook launched its Messenger platform and people gladly hopped in, forming an active community of around 600 million chatty humans by 2015. In April 2016, the social network opened Messenger to chatbots, conversational software programs driven by algorithmic … [Read more...] about From Gloom to Glam: The Evolution Of Facebook Messenger Chatbots
Future Factories: How AI Enables Smart Manufacturing
Today’s consumers are pickier than ever. They want customized, personalized, and unique products over standardized ones and prefer local, smaller producers over large-scale global manufacturers. At the same time, they also expect locally-produced products to be as cheap and reliable as those industrially produced. Factories, power plants, and manufacturing centers around the … [Read more...] about Future Factories: How AI Enables Smart Manufacturing
6 Ways Every Man In Tech, Including You, Can Fight Sexism
Women aren’t the only ones appalled by the recent high-profile stories of rampant sexism, harassment, and retaliation at tech companies like Uber and Tesla and investment firms like 500 Startups and Binary Capital. Many men have approached us asking how they can personally help change Silicon Valley’s counter-productive culture and promote diversity and inclusion. Your … [Read more...] about 6 Ways Every Man In Tech, Including You, Can Fight Sexism
The Most Successful Bot Company You’ve Never Heard Of
The world’s fastest supercomputers reside in China, not America. And, while the majority of the planet’s most valuable tech brands still carry Uncle Sam’s imprint, Chinese rivals tread not far behind. Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Xiaomi, and Huawei are just a few of the massive brands across the Pacific that rival the unicorns in Silicon Valley. In the emerging and … [Read more...] about The Most Successful Bot Company You’ve Never Heard Of