Tag: Technology Policy

AI's Greatest Trick

by on July 17, 2018 10:10 pm
Popular culture offers many examples of what AI’s future maybe. The greatest dangers usually take the form of sentient beings turning against their creators. However, I do not believe this is the most likely negative end state for AI. Rather, to paraphrase from the Usual Suspects, I think the greatest trick AI will ever pull… Read more AI's Greatest Trick

Learning Facebook's Lesson the Easy Way

by on July 13, 2018 11:03 am
In the spring of 2018 Facebook found itself consumed with a press nightmare. Large international fines, inquiry hearings, and widespread boycotts all spun into a hellish cocktail of public dissent. All of this turmoil spurred from the data impropriety allegations against Cambridge Analytica, as brought forth by co-founder Christopher Wylie. Once the investigations following Wylie’s… Read more Learning Facebook's Lesson the Easy Way

Less Considered, Unintended Consequences

by on July 9, 2018 8:49 am
The everyday effects of consumer based artificial intelligence are significant and far reaching. There are tangible benefits such as the proliferation of intelligence personal assistants like Siri as well as more indirect benefits like the incredible improvements in suggestion algorithms that power Netflix. Additionally, companies must also consider the unintentional effects of implementing such technologies.… Read more Less Considered, Unintended Consequences