Can artificial intelligence identify guns fast enough to stop violence?
"There are already some police and security robots in use around the world, ranging from surveillance robots to prison guards to a lethal remote-controlled…
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Will artificial intelligence make work better — or worse? Seattle Times event explores the future of work
"Calo said AI will disrupt the workforce and expressed dismay that computers will fully replicate human capabilities in the future. “I think that the impac…
Governing AI
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly pervasive and essential to everyday life, enabling apps and various smart devices to autonomous vehicles…
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‘Terminator’ is back! AI experts do a reality check on Hollywood’s new robo-nightmare
"GeekWire: Did the producers and writers and the rest of the team behind “Terminator” learn anything since the earlier films? Carissa Schoenick: “Yeah … S…
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As AI joins battlefield, Pentagon seeks ethicist
"Having an ethicist might help mediate some of these tensions, depending on how much power they have, says Patrick Lin, a philosophy professor specializing…
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The Worlds That AI Might Create
"A simple example most of us can identify with: Using GPS for directions can reduce our ability to find our way around. “I used to pride myself on being ab…
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The Pentagon is looking for an AI ethicist
"Patrick Lin, the director of the ethics and emerging sciences board at California Polytechnic State University, told FCW that private-sector employee prot…
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3 Easy Ways to Evaluate AI Claims
"“AI has no well-defined meaning and many so-called AI companies are simply trying to take advantage of the buzz around that term,” says Arvind Narayanan,…
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'Sony Research Award Program' Continues for Fourth Year
""Many technology companies have joined industry initiatives on AI ethics, but Sony has taken the extra step to support independent academic study on…
Arctic 2.0: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Develop a Frontier
Technology has an outsized impact on the modern world; it is how we have tamed our frontiers. But that role is largely ignored when it comes to the Arctic front…
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Artificial intelligence is at the heart of online toxicity, Grand Committee hears
"Ben Scott, a Stanford fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society and a former advisor to Hillary Clinton, said that it wasn’t until the tech giants got…
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Policing AI: Is it a task for government, industry, consumers or all of the above?
"Data privacy is another bugaboo for AI, and University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo said the privacy debate is sparking multiple calls for tighte…