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Kevin Kelly asks, is asking a good question the last job a machine will learn to do?

We really loved this great quote by Kevin Kelly in his book, The Inevitable: “A good question is not concerned with a correct answer. A good question cannot be answered immediately. A good question challenges existing answers. A good question is one you badly want answered once you hear it, but had no inkling … Continue reading "Kevin Kelly asks, is asking a good question the last job a machine will learn to do?"

Review: Italian edition of ‘Technology vs Humanity’

Ecco perché la tecnologia cambierà radicalmente le nostre vite Il futurologo Gerd Leonhard: “Siamo in uno snodo cruciale nell’evoluzione tecnologica. Il cambiamento diventerà esponenziale, inevitabile e irreversibile. È la nostra ultima possibilità di decidere fino a che punto permetteremo alla tecnologia di plasmare le nostre vite” Gli esseri umani hanno l’abitudine di estrapolare il futuro … Continue reading "Review: Italian edition of ‘Technology vs Humanity’"

Turing Institute AI director discusses the ethical issues of artificial intelligence

There has been a 14-fold increase in the number of active AI start-ups since 2000 and with this number constantly rising, the ethical issues surrounding the use of artificial intelligence need to be addressed Artificial intelligence has become a ubiquitous term in the technology sector and while ma Read full Article

The man who helped invent virtual assistants thinks they’re doomed without a new AI approach

Siri, Alexa, Google Home—technology that parses language is increasingly finding its way into everyday life. Boris Katz, a principal research scientist at MIT, isn’t that impressed. Over the past 40 years, Katz has made key contributions to the linguistic abilities of machines. Read full Article

How AI will rewire us (good read via TheAtlantic)

I like AI discussions that focus on humans or human behaviour. This week, I really enjoyed Nicholas A. Christakis’s piece, ‘How AI Will Rewire Us’ for The Atlantic. Take a look at this excerpt, where Christakis considers a very simple example of how the injection of AI into a ‘normal’ social setting can have dramatic … Continue reading "How AI will rewire us (good read via TheAtlantic)"