On Wednesday, ahead of todays White House Frontiers Conference, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its report on Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence. The report is optimistic, comprehensive and well-balanced. In summary: full-speed ahead. But lets be smart when it comes to Artificial Intelligence regulation. The premise is that we … [Read more...] about Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Let’s not Regulate Mathematics!
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Are Algorithms Taking Over Our World?
Algorithm: a set of instructions given to a set of input data to determine an output. Quite simple really. It's like math, but a bit more complicated. Are algorithms going to take over the world? Well, after listening to this TED Talk, seems like they already rule the call centers. That's right. The infamous: "This call may be recorded or monitored for quality assurance … [Read more...] about Are Algorithms Taking Over Our World?
The Los Angeles Police Department Is Predicting and Fighting Crime With Big Data
When they released the movie Minority Report in 2002, the predicting and consequently preventing of crime was still science fiction. It was a distant future and criminals-to-be had not to fear about predictive analytics being used by the police. Fast-forward to 2014 and things have changed. Although we are still very far away from the Minority Report scenario, predicting where … [Read more...] about The Los Angeles Police Department Is Predicting and Fighting Crime With Big Data
