Hans Baake17 hours agoBuilding responsible AI: 5 pillars for an ethical futureverified_publisherVentureBeat - Dattaraj Rao, Persistent SystemsFor as long as there has been technological progress, there have been concerns over its implications. The Manhattan Project, when scientists grappled with their role in unleashing such innovative, yet destructive, nuclear power is a prime example. Lord Solomon “Solly” Zuckerman was a scientific …
Hans Baake2 days agoWhy DARPA wants its robots to think like kidsverified_publisherPopular Science - Kelsey D. AthertonIf machines can learn as adeptly as children do, the military thinks they might be able to help out in useful ways. Learning to walk is about learning from failure, and then trying again. Each new footstep carries with it a weight imbalance, and the possibility that the ground underneath will be a …
Hans Baake2 days agoThe AI Act: Three Things To Know About AI Regulation WorldwideForbes - Nisha TalagalaAs AI proliferates, countries and their legal systems are trying to catch up. AI regulation is emerging at industry level, city and county level, and at country and region level. The European Union AI Act could well serve as a template for AI regulation around the world. In this post, we describe …
Hans Baake4 days agoThis Warehouse Robot Reads Human Body LanguageWIRED - Will KnightMachines that understand what their human teammates are doing could boost productivity without taking jobs. Rodney Brooks knows a fair bit about …
Hans Baake3 days agoMaterials with nanoscale components will change what’s possibleMIT Technology Review - Julia R. GreerIn the 24 years I’ve worked as a materials scientist, I’ve always been inspired by hierarchical patterns found in nature that repeat all the way down …
Hans BaakeJun 25How AI Could Undermine an Efficient Market Economy – The Markupthemarkup.orgHello, friends, I’ve written a lot in these newsletters about how artificial intelligence systems can entrench bias. But there’s more to worry about …