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Monthly report: December 2018

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@PeterAsaro shared
On Nov 12, 2018
RT @hare_brain: Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill, says report https://t.co/PqVq8OTqpm
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Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill, says report

Investigation reveals that technology for autonomous lethal weapons with artificial intelligence is being funded by MoD

@PeterAsaro shared
On Nov 12, 2018
RT @hare_brain: Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill, says report https://t.co/PqVq8OTqpm
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Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill, says report

Britain funds research into drones that decide who they kill, says report

Investigation reveals that technology for autonomous lethal weapons with artificial intelligence is being funded by MoD

@amsekaran shared
On Oct 25, 2018
A global ethics study aims to help AI solve the self-driving “trolley problem” - via @techreview https://t.co/DC3zkpOdWw
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A global ethics study aims to help AI solve the self-driving “trolley problem”

Millions of people in 233 countries weighed in on whose lives self-driving cars should prioritize, revealing how much ethics diverge across cultures.

@amsekaran shared
On Oct 25, 2018
A global ethics study aims to help AI solve the self-driving “trolley problem” - via @techreview https://t.co/DC3zkpOdWw
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A global ethics study aims to help AI solve the self-driving “trolley problem”

A global ethics study aims to help AI solve the self-driving “trolley problem”

Millions of people in 233 countries weighed in on whose lives self-driving cars should prioritize, revealing how much ethics diverge across cultures.

@anildash shared
On Dec 27, 2018
RT @katienotopoulos: When it comes to the internet, I consider myself an enternal optimist who relishes gawking at the flaws, but this.... this darked me out https://t.co/Jg4tMMXX41
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How Much of the Internet Is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, Actually.

Turns out, a lot of it, actually.

@anildash shared
On Dec 27, 2018
RT @katienotopoulos: When it comes to the internet, I consider myself an enternal optimist who relishes gawking at the flaws, but this.... this darked me out https://t.co/Jg4tMMXX41
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@PeterAsaro shared
On Nov 21, 2018
RT @AnjaKasp: A must read by @NoelSharkey: “It is vitally important that our governments and policymakers are strongly grounded in the reality of #AI at this time and are not misled by hype, speculation, and fantasy.” https://t.co/qz2mctJNny
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Mama Mia It's Sophia: A Show Robot Or Dangerous Platform To Mislead?

Sophia is the latest in a long tradition of show robots outlined in this article. Unlike their predecessors, the creators of Sophia have crossed a line with exaggerated claims about their AI. This misleads policymakers and the military who need to make informed decisions about the ...

@PeterAsaro shared
On Nov 21, 2018
RT @AnjaKasp: A must read by @NoelSharkey: “It is vitally important that our governments and policymakers are strongly grounded in the reality of #AI at this time and are not misled by hype, speculation, and fantasy.” https://t.co/qz2mctJNny
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Mama Mia It's Sophia: A Show Robot Or Dangerous Platform To Mislead?

Mama Mia It's Sophia: A Show Robot Or Dangerous Platform To Mislead?

Sophia is the latest in a long tradition of show robots outlined in this article. Unlike their predecessors, the creators of Sophia have crossed a line with exaggerated claims about their ...

@j2bryson shared
On Jul 28, 2018
@tforcworc @mireillemoret @feraldata @vdignum @LordsAICom @DameWendyDBE I think what you are calling "AI" others call "AGI" and while I agree that's not a useful term, it's also not a useful concept. https://t.co/FkWebAk0MP (2/2)
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Living with AGI

artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, art, and higher education

@j2bryson shared
On Jul 28, 2018
@tforcworc @mireillemoret @feraldata @vdignum @LordsAICom @DameWendyDBE I think what you are calling "AI" others call "AGI" and while I agree that's not a useful term, it's also not a useful concept. https://t.co/FkWebAk0MP (2/2)
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Living with AGI

Living with AGI

artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, art, and higher education

@amsekaran shared
On Dec 8, 2018
RT @RobertoVjlla: Gender #diversity is urgently needed say prominent women in technology. IBM enables #inclusion with specific programs, such as Elevate and Tech Re-Entry. @frossi_t @IBMResearch @NoelSharkey @Forbes #AI #ethics https://t.co/Uvl4XmWGvP
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Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology

Eight prominent women in the tech sector give their perspectives on why gender matters and how we can equalize numbers. Progress can be impeded by a dominant white male identity that reproduces itself and its privilege, by harassment, bullying and setting higher standards for women in ...

@amsekaran shared
On Dec 8, 2018
RT @RobertoVjlla: Gender #diversity is urgently needed say prominent women in technology. IBM enables #inclusion with specific programs, such as Elevate and Tech Re-Entry. @frossi_t @IBMResearch @NoelSharkey @Forbes #AI #ethics https://t.co/Uvl4XmWGvP
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Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology

Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology

Eight prominent women in the tech sector give their perspectives on why gender matters and how we can equalize numbers. Progress can be impeded by a dominant white male identity that ...

@lreyzin shared
On Dec 27, 2018
RT @nytimes: AlphaZero, a machine-learning algorithm, taught itself the principles of chess, and in a matter of hours became the best player the world has ever seen https://t.co/LsI7ptn9PH
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One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine

The stunning success of AlphaZero, a deep-learning algorithm, heralds a new age of insight — one that, for humans, may not last long.

@lreyzin shared
On Dec 27, 2018
RT @nytimes: AlphaZero, a machine-learning algorithm, taught itself the principles of chess, and in a matter of hours became the best player the world has ever seen https://t.co/LsI7ptn9PH
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One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine

One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine

The stunning success of AlphaZero, a deep-learning algorithm, heralds a new age of insight — one that, for humans, may not last long.

@mustafasuleymn shared
On Dec 21, 2018
RT @DeepMindAI: "In 2019, we’ll come together in the pursuit of ethical tech" @mustafasuleymn predicts what the New Year holds for AI @WiredUK https://t.co/U01el0Km05
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In 2019, we’ll come together in the pursuit of ethical tech

In 2019, we will develop global arenas to manage the risks and realise the potential of artificial intelligence

@mustafasuleymn shared
On Dec 21, 2018
RT @DeepMindAI: "In 2019, we’ll come together in the pursuit of ethical tech" @mustafasuleymn predicts what the New Year holds for AI @WiredUK https://t.co/U01el0Km05
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In 2019, we’ll come together in the pursuit of ethical tech

In 2019, we’ll come together in the pursuit of ethical tech

In 2019, we will develop global arenas to manage the risks and realise the potential of artificial intelligence

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Artificial & Natural Intelligence; Cognition, Culture, & Society; AI Ethics, Safety, & Policy. Vaguely professional tweets—for more: @j2blather; fewer: @j2breve

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Philosopher of Technology | Asst. Prof. @TNSMediaStudies @TheNewSchool | Scholar @StanfordCIS | Vice-Chair @ICRACnet

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AI Policy Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford. PhD candidate, Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, ASU. Views my own.

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Program Lead, Cognitive Computing, Academic Initiatives & Public Affairs @IBM. #AI. views are my own. ❤️🤖

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Director, Uber AI Labs & Professor of Psychology & Neural Science, NYU.

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CEO, AIlen Institute for AI (AI2); Professor, UW CSE; Venture Partner, Madrona. https://t.co/TqO84WeA9I

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Founded in 2010. Building Artificial General Intelligence. The creators of #AlphaGo and Atari DQN

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Researching intelligence to understand what we are and to find ways to harness it wisely.

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Co-founder DeepMind - Ethical AI - DeepMind Health Arrives!

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AI Geek, Cat Enthusiast & Ex-Postdoc at Brain & Behavior Lab, Imperial College London

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Principal research scientist @awscloud, Associate Professor (on leave)@UCIrvine, #MachineLearning #optimization #Tensors

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Google Brain research scientist Lead author of https://t.co/GXx4YfpW7O Co-author of ML security blog https://t.co/zBM4kd64Rl

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CEO of @fogcreek. Trying my best to make tech a little bit more humane & ethical. [email protected] or +1 646 833 8659 🎏 Try @Glitch!

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Professor at Imperial College London and senior research scientist at Google DeepMind. Tweeting in a personal capacity

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Math prof at UIC. I do research in machine learning, network & data science, optimization, and theoretical computer science.

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Leading teams around Deep Learning at Microsoft, AI & Research Lab in Munich - Views are my own.

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Founder & CEO, DeepMind - the developers of #AlphaGo and Atari DQN. Working on General AI. Trying to understand what is *really* going on in the universe.

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The official account of MIT's largest research lab, the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). RTs not = endorsements.

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