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Artificial intelligence risks GM-style public backlash, experts warn

November 3, 2017 by Neville HobsonĀ 

Researchers say social, ethical and political concerns in the UK about artificial intelligence (AI) are mounting and greater oversight is urgently needed, according to the Guardian. Otherwise, we could expect to see the kind of social disruption that greeted the advent of genetically-modified (GM) foods during the past decades. The Guardian's report notes that there are no testing standards or requirement for AI to explain their decisions. There is also no organisation equipped to monitor and … [Read more...] about Artificial intelligence risks GM-style public backlash, experts warn

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Ethics, Innovation, Politics, Public Relations, Science, Society, Software, Technology, Trends Tagged With: Article, Artificial intelligence (AI), Computing, Ethics, Ian Sample, Main section, News, Science, Technology, The AI future, The Guardian, UK news, UK Science

Who should die when a driverless car crashes? Q&A ponders the future

October 3, 2017 by Neville HobsonĀ 

In the 2004 science fiction film I, Robot, the police detective hero played by Will Smith is in a car crash resulting in his vehicle and another sinking in a river. The other car contains a trapped 12-year-old girl. With imminent death by drowning confronting both characters, a rescue robot appears and rescues the hero from his doomed car but leaves the girl to die. Why? Because, the robot's logic tells it, her survival was statistically less likely than the Will Smith character's. This … [Read more...] about Who should die when a driverless car crashes? Q&A ponders the future

Filed Under: Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Law, Public Relations, Society, Technology, Trends Tagged With: Article, Artificial intelligence (AI), Australia news, Australian education, Australian politics, Business (Australia), Christopher Knaus, Computing, Drones (non-military), Ethics, News, Q&A, Robots, Technology

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