the AI groupie
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Big picture views on AI, written for everyone. I track, predict and explain the big trends in AI that will impact us all: automation and jobs, synthetic media and deepfakes, progress towards human-level intelligence, self-driving cars, autonomous weapons, big R&D milestones, etc.
the AI groupie
2y ago
The same AI tech can be deployed in ways which represent wildly differing levels of risk. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the world of natural language processing ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
If AI were a religion, I would be its most ardent devotee. But with devotion eventually comes doubt. The trials sent to test me have taken the form of increasingly hyperbolic predictions for the economic impact of AI. Thankfully, a couple of recent surveys suggest that AI adoption is real and maturing ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
A digest of the key points of the proposed EU AI regulation. The contents are, of course, non-exhaustive but should serve as a handy resource that conveys the “gist” of the proposal ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
My thoughts on whether such regulation is necessary. An assessment for suitability, proportionality and the degree to whether it is future-proof. Some suggestions for aspects that the EC may like to consider during the coming years of discussion and debate before the regulation is finalised ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
If reminder were needed of just how important robust model development and evaluation is, then the recent Nature paper which assessed the clinical utility of 320 research papers using machine learning to detect and prognosticate for Covid-19 should be sufficient. No single model was considered viable for clinical use. It’s an instructive read ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
A digest of the key points of the proposed EU AI regulation. The contents are, of course, non-exhaustive but should serve as a handy resource that conveys the “gist” of the proposal ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
My thoughts on whether such regulation is necessary. An assessment for suitability, proportionality and the degree to whether it is future-proof. Some suggestions for aspects that the EC may like to consider during the coming years of discussion and debate before the regulation is finalised ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
There has been much debate about whether online filter bubbles exist. The techniques, language and actions of industry participants suggest that they at least regard the risk as real. The real question is whether there are sufficient commercial and competitive pressures to incentivise online platforms and providers to do something about them ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
There has been no end of coverage about the possible impacts of deepfakes. What really are the abilities of creative AI today and what will they be tomorrow? How will we manage the risks whilst ensuring that we reap the gains of mass access to content design and production tools that hitherto have only been available to the largest studios with the biggest budgets ..read more
the AI groupie
3y ago
It’s an understatement to say that right now there are a few other macro-preoccupations that legitimately deserve a good share of our attention. Nonetheless, whilst we’re busy dealing with these, AI advancement proceeds apace. Here’s six reasons why each of us should give a fig ..read more