Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?
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Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?

War is already bad enough. What happens when human combatants are replaced by machines?

October 27, 20211 min read
Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?
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Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?

War is already bad enough. What happens when human combatants are replaced by machines?

October 27, 20211 min read
Don’t Be Evil?!: AI Could Tempt Corporations to Ignore Social Responsibility
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Don’t Be Evil?!: AI Could Tempt Corporations to Ignore Social Responsibility

Tech companies generally try to be (or to appear to be) socially responsible. Would some rather let AI’s negative impacts slide?

October 27, 20212 min read
Don’t Be Evil?!: AI Could Tempt Corporations to Ignore Social Responsibility
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Don’t Be Evil?!: AI Could Tempt Corporations to Ignore Social Responsibility

Tech companies generally try to be (or to appear to be) socially responsible. Would some rather let AI’s negative impacts slide?

October 27, 20212 min read
AI Spreads Disinformation: Understanding the fear of AI-powered disinformation
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AI Spreads Disinformation: Understanding the fear of AI-powered disinformation

Will AI promote lies that deepen social divisions? Propagandists will bait online recommendation algorithms with sensationalized falsehoods. People who snap at the clickbait will be reeled into opposing ideological silos.

October 28, 20202 min read
Unfair Outcomes Destroy Trust: What could cause widespread backlash against AI?
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Unfair Outcomes Destroy Trust: What could cause widespread backlash against AI?

Will AI that discriminates based on race, gender, or economic status undermine the public’s confidence in the technology? Seduced by the promise of cost savings and data-driven decision making, organizations will deploy biased systems that end up doing real-world damage.

October 28, 20201 min read
Giant Models Bankrupt Research: Will training AI become too expensive for most companies?
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Giant Models Bankrupt Research: Will training AI become too expensive for most companies?

What if AI requires so much computation that it becomes unaffordable?The fear: Training ever more capable models will become too pricey for all but the richest corporations and government agencies. Rising costs will

October 28, 20202 min read
The Black Box Has Dark Corners: Will we ever understand what happens inside black box AI?
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The Black Box Has Dark Corners: Will we ever understand what happens inside black box AI?

Will we ever understand what goes on inside the mind of a neural network?The fear: When AI systems go wrong, no one will be able to explain the reasoning behind their decisions.

October 28, 20202 min read
The AI Community Splinters: Could geopolitics drive a wedge in the AI community?
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The AI Community Splinters: Could geopolitics drive a wedge in the AI community?

Will international rivalries fragment international cooperation in machine learning? Countries competing for AI dominance will lash out at competitors.

October 28, 20202 min read
The AI Community Splinters: Could geopolitics drive a wedge in the AI community?
Halloween

The AI Community Splinters: Could geopolitics drive a wedge in the AI community?

Will international rivalries fragment international cooperation in machine learning? Countries competing for AI dominance will lash out at competitors.

October 28, 20202 min read
Giant Models Bankrupt Research: Will training AI become too expensive for most companies?
Halloween

Giant Models Bankrupt Research: Will training AI become too expensive for most companies?

What if AI requires so much computation that it becomes unaffordable?The fear: Training ever more capable models will become too pricey for all but the richest corporations and government agencies. Rising costs will

October 28, 20202 min read
The Black Box Has Dark Corners: Will we ever understand what happens inside black box AI?
Halloween

The Black Box Has Dark Corners: Will we ever understand what happens inside black box AI?

Will we ever understand what goes on inside the mind of a neural network?The fear: When AI systems go wrong, no one will be able to explain the reasoning behind their decisions.

October 28, 20202 min read
Unfair Outcomes Destroy Trust: What could cause widespread backlash against AI?
Halloween

Unfair Outcomes Destroy Trust: What could cause widespread backlash against AI?

Will AI that discriminates based on race, gender, or economic status undermine the public’s confidence in the technology? Seduced by the promise of cost savings and data-driven decision making, organizations will deploy biased systems that end up doing real-world damage.

October 28, 20201 min read
AI Spreads Disinformation: Understanding the fear of AI-powered disinformation
Halloween

AI Spreads Disinformation: Understanding the fear of AI-powered disinformation

Will AI promote lies that deepen social divisions? Propagandists will bait online recommendation algorithms with sensationalized falsehoods. People who snap at the clickbait will be reeled into opposing ideological silos.

October 28, 20202 min read
No Escape From Surveillance
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No Escape From Surveillance

What does freedom mean when computers know your face and track your movements? Artificial intelligence will boost the power of surveillance, effectively making privacy obsolete and opening the door to a wide range of abuses.

October 30, 20191 min read

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