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Algorithmic Bias
In “Rewiring Democracy,” Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders explore how AI could strengthen democracy or undermine it.
If AI is modeled only on human intelligence, will it inherit only human ways of seeing the world?
In this excerpt from "Governing Babel," John Wihbey explores how AI is reshaping online moderation by offering tools that can help human moderators, but also raises the risk of disinformation and digital chaos.
The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.
A reduced working week, argues Juliet Schor, is part of a sane response to the impacts of AI and robotization on human labor.
By designing smart systems, we can help ourselves live up to our best intentions — and perform even better in our workplaces.
AI has become a black box in more ways than one.
When AI eats its own product, it gets sick.
Hindsight can cloud our predictive abilities but big data can de-mist forecasting — now AI is sharpening that focus.
Can AI-powered “answer engines” replace the 10 blue links model?
The mindless implementation of AI tools can come at a cost for our teams. Here are some red flags and solutions.
Acclaimed writer Mauro Javier Cárdenas used AI in his latest work to surprising effect.
Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.
Frontier, the ORNL supercomputer, used machine learning to perform 9.95 quintillion calculations per second.
A game that challenges pedestrians to avoid detection by an AI could help train tomorrow’s self-driving cars.
Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.
From cosmetic procedures to heart operations, the introduction of AI will create an ethical minefield.
We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
The biggest lingering question about GPT-4 isn't if it's going to destroy jobs or take over the world. Instead, it is this: Do we trust AI programmers to tell society what is true?
The danger posed by conversational AI isn't that it can say weird or dark things; it's personalized manipulation for nefarious purposes.
Computers are growing more powerful and more capable, but everything has limits
The initial goal of AI was to create machines that think like humans. But that is not what happened at all.
People naturally judge fact from fiction in offline social settings, so why is it so hard online?
Surely they can't be worse...can they?
An average undergraduate student in physics is better than the AI.
Elon Musk suggested remote-controlled, vibrating anal beads. Thankfully, there are more mundane explanations.
Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.
But does Amazon know when you're tired or hungry?
The researchers consumed a lot of wine while watching 15 seasons of the show.
Symmetrical objects are less complex than non-symmetrical ones. Perhaps evolution acts as an algorithm with a bias toward simplicity.