Contents tagged with artificial intelligence
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The Good, The Bad, and The Artificial
By Matthew Reynolds Confession time: ever since I was young, I’ve been a nerd. I embrace the title; I enjoy science and comic books, and I like to talk about theoretical possibilities of the future. … more
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Bot for teacher
by Ben Wright A promising, intelligent, and bright-eyed graduating class enters the workforce only to find a dearth of jobs, little appreciation, and non-livable wages. Sound familiar? I’ve had that … more
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Skills for a digital future
by John Reiners
I’m as concerned as any parent of teenagers about the skills that young people will need to prepare for the jobs of the future. So I try to keep up with the … more
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AI, Brexit, and the fungible lives fallacy
by Edward Cone
I look at Brexit and see some serious technology-induced pain coming.
We keep building complicated things (trade blocs, currency unions, computer-powered companies) without … more
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A platform is not a brain (yet)
by Edward Cone
The New York Times has been covering Artificial Intelligence with a passion it usually reserves for real estate you can’t afford and musicals you’ll never see. … more
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Tay, the trolls, and the risks of putting AI on Twitter
by Ben Wright
Some previous posts by my colleagues Edward Cone and Adrianna Gregory have highlighted some of the hurdles that artificial intelligence must overcome to be truly “ … more
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AI passes Go but has no monopoly on intelligence
by Edward Cone
People love to anthropomorphize machines. Usually, that’s no problem. You might name your car and sweet-talk it all the way to the gas station when the fuel light goes on, … more
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Complexity laughs at your puny artificial intelligence
by Adrianna Gregory and Edward Cone
A high-wattage event at the New York Public Library this week focused on complex systems (e.g., living organisms, digital networks), our not-great ability … more
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Artificial intelligence at a crossroads
by Ben Wright
I’m a Jeopardy! enthusiast, so when I watched the IBM Watson computer completely wipe the floor with two of the show’s greatest contestants in 2011, it was a bit … more
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