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@amsekaran shared
On Oct 29, 2018
100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics to Follow in 2019 and beyond 🤗 🤖👩🏼‍💻 https://t.co/3icKl3GMkq
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100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics to Follow in 2019 and beyond

Meet the women working relentlessly to save humanity from the dark side of AI

@amsekaran shared
On Oct 29, 2018
100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics to Follow in 2019 and beyond 🤗 🤖👩🏼‍💻 https://t.co/3icKl3GMkq
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100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics to Follow in 2019 and beyond

100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics to Follow in 2019 and beyond

Meet the women working relentlessly to save humanity from the dark side of AI

@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.

@NandoDF shared
On Oct 12, 2018
RT @Moustapha_6C: Consider applying to our 2019 #AI residency program in Accra to work on exciting research challenges. It's #Ghana be amazing! @GoogleAI @googleafrica https://t.co/bPR11JHoIM
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Google AI Residency Program

The Google AI Residency Program is a 12-month research training role designed to jumpstart or advance your career in machine learning research.

@NandoDF shared
On Oct 12, 2018
RT @Moustapha_6C: Consider applying to our 2019 #AI residency program in Accra to work on exciting research challenges. It's #Ghana be amazing! @GoogleAI @googleafrica https://t.co/bPR11JHoIM
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Google AI Residency Program

Google AI Residency Program

The Google AI Residency Program is a 12-month research training role designed to jumpstart or advance your career in machine learning research.

@MIT_CSAIL shared
On Oct 2, 2018
Need a new contractor? This humanoid robot could help you install drywall: https://t.co/LQ3mSgjLFk (credit: @AIST_JP @verge) https://t.co/XzsynTn2lC
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This Japanese robot contractor can install drywall

The HRP-5P humanoid robot was built in response to an aging population and labor shortages.

@MIT_CSAIL shared
On Oct 2, 2018
Need a new contractor? This humanoid robot could help you install drywall: https://t.co/LQ3mSgjLFk (credit: @AIST_JP @verge) https://t.co/XzsynTn2lC
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This Japanese robot contractor can install drywall

This Japanese robot contractor can install drywall

The HRP-5P humanoid robot was built in response to an aging population and labor shortages.

@etzioni shared
On Oct 18, 2018
RT @puiwingtam: The @nytimes is rolling out a series of stories on A.I. this week, here https://t.co/aukYKgsXAW. One of the first up is a @DavidStreitfeld tale about how A.I. is starting to help novelists with their creative writing https://t.co/GB36wOmRtk
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Artificial Intelligence Special Report

If the world gets into an A.I. arms race, it will almost certainly guarantee the worst possible outcome.

@etzioni shared
On Oct 18, 2018
RT @puiwingtam: The @nytimes is rolling out a series of stories on A.I. this week, here https://t.co/aukYKgsXAW. One of the first up is a @DavidStreitfeld tale about how A.I. is starting to help novelists with their creative writing https://t.co/GB36wOmRtk
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Artificial Intelligence Special Report

Artificial Intelligence Special Report

If the world gets into an A.I. arms race, it will almost certainly guarantee the worst possible outcome.

@j2bryson shared
On Sep 2, 2018
@rurquia @RonaldArkin This is a great report by the @ICRC about that question https://t.co/tfzMOsOhZ6
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Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?

As part of continuing reflections on the legal and ethical issues raised by autonomous weapons systems, the ICRC convened a round-table meeting in Geneva from 28 to 29 August 2017 to explore the ethical aspects.This report - "Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for ...

@j2bryson shared
On Sep 2, 2018
@rurquia @RonaldArkin This is a great report by the @ICRC about that question https://t.co/tfzMOsOhZ6
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Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?

Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?

As part of continuing reflections on the legal and ethical issues raised by autonomous weapons systems, the ICRC convened a round-table meeting in Geneva from 28 to 29 August 2017 to ...

@frossi_t shared
On Oct 23, 2018
RT @bendee983: I agree with @GaryMarcus. Rooting out #FakeNews requires commonsense and human judgement. Current blends of #AI have neither. https://t.co/XvJax1B4yi
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No, A.I. Won’t Solve the Fake News Problem

At least not for decades to come. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg.

@frossi_t shared
On Oct 23, 2018
RT @bendee983: I agree with @GaryMarcus. Rooting out #FakeNews requires commonsense and human judgement. Current blends of #AI have neither. https://t.co/XvJax1B4yi
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No, A.I. Won’t Solve the Fake News Problem

No, A.I. Won’t Solve the Fake News Problem

At least not for decades to come. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg.

@frossi_t shared
On Oct 4, 2018
RT @johnchavens: IEEE Program Tackles Challenges of Ethics in Automation https://t.co/QiBURkXM9q
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IEEE Program Tackles Challenges of Ethics in Automation

The Ethics Certification Program for Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, announced by the IEEE Standards Association this week, will work to put ethical challenges with artificial intelligence and automation on the same plane as the technology itself.

@frossi_t shared
On Oct 4, 2018
RT @johnchavens: IEEE Program Tackles Challenges of Ethics in Automation https://t.co/QiBURkXM9q
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IEEE Program Tackles Challenges of Ethics in Automation

IEEE Program Tackles Challenges of Ethics in Automation

The Ethics Certification Program for Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, announced by the IEEE Standards Association this week, will work to put ethical challenges with artificial ...

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