Top news of the week: 31.05.2020.
#AI #AGI #biometrics #FacialRecognition #CogX2020
Ethics
Bostrom update on Superintelligence:
“progress has been faster than expected over the last six years with the whole deep learning revolution” https://t.co/RYCcp97Vle
OpenHow Britain’s oldest universities are trying to protect humanity from risky A.I.
Oxford and Cambridge are carefully assessing the threat presented by intelligent machines of the future.
The US refused to join the other G7 countries in the Global Partnership on AI, a state-level group to guide the responsible adoption of AI.
Fearful of growing Chinese influence, the US has now joined.
https://t.co/CcYXtdxJym
OpenUS joins G7 artificial intelligence group to counter China
The White House’s chief technology officer says it is important to establish shared democratic principles as a counter to China’s record of “twisting technology” in ways that threaten civil ...
How certification promotes responsible innovation in the algorithmic age https://t.co/IhZbbTT7rM via @bdtechtalks Featuring the amazing @meerihaataja @IEEESA
OpenHow certification promotes responsible innovation in the algorithmic age
By Meeri Haataja In an age of more and more powerful autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS), how does industry retain trust with its customers? Hardly any means has been available to ...
Racial bias is still inherent in biometric tech.
But continuous risk assessment and awareness of these systems’ limits can help realise the positive potential of biometric tech says @carlykind_
#biometrics #FacialRecognition #AI @raconteur
https://t.co/rbExn0AUUe
OpenWhy racial bias is still inherent in biometric tech
Using limited datasets to build facial recognition tech, with images that don't represent society as a whole, has prompted debate about biometrics ethics.
RT @danfaggella: Looking forward to joining @dw2 for a @LondonFuturists webcast -- a 4-way panel discussion on #AGI regulation -- this Saturday at 11am EST.
It'll also be my first IRL (not on Twitter) convo with @j2bryson and @NellWatson, fun!
Registration page:: https://t.co/OHqudgrCr5 https://t.co/YtUka3NliW
OpenRegulating the rise of Artificial General Intelligence
Sat, May 30, 2020, 4:00 PM: As research around the world proceeds to improve the power, the scope, and the generality of AI systems, should developers adopt regulatory frameworks to help ...
RT @ExponentialView: Companies increasingly use digital systems to hire, fire, and monitor their employees. But who is keeping employers in check? @CjColclough joins @azeem on this week's podcast to discuss https://t.co/lVysMXxtN6 cc @Vitolae @mer__edith https://t.co/qHMg00q4Et
OpenExponential View with Azeem Azhar: Empowering Workers in the Digital Future
Companies increasingly use digital systems to hire, fire, and monitor their employees. But who is keeping employers in check? Former union leader and AI ethics expert, Dr. Christina ...
We're delighted to announce that the Ada Lovelace Institute is hosting the first full day of talks on the Ethics & Society stage at this year's Virtual #CogX2020.
Find out more about who's joining us and how to get your FREE ticket here👇
https://t.co/wotiv4i3TH
OpenAda Lovelace Institute curates ‘Ethics & Society’ at CogX 2020
This year’s CogX festival theme frames the question: ‘How do we get the next 10 years right?’ On Monday 8 June from 10am to 6.45pm BST, join us and 26 thought-leaders from policy,...
In today's Algorithm newsletter, we look at the future of retail automation, UN policy simulations, and a tool for scientific fact-checking. Read the full issue here: https://t.co/eTL5cg1NUA https://t.co/9qrAp7FPBK
OpenTechnologies driving business
The system is built on top of a neural network called VeriSci. It was trained on an existing fact-checking dataset compiled from Wikipedia and fine-tuned on a new scientific …