Joal Ryan thinks Pokemon Go is a plot. According tothis thread, thats a cable box with an active wasp nest inside. Must be part of a new premium package. Heres a look at some of the subreddits most disturbing (but fun!) sights. Leading off: The ThinkPad keyboard that, perthe thread, had an unfortunate encounter with…
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Sony has released the new version of itsDigital Paper devicein a new, smaller 10.3-inch size. It features high-resolution E Ink capacitive touch displays and come with 16GB of memory, Wi-Fi and a stylus. Its a little pricey at $600, but its highly functional and can be connected via PC or Mac to a projector and…
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AI-powered diagnostics use the patients unique history as a baseline against which small deviations flag a possible health condition in need of further investigation and treatment. AI is initially likely to be adopted as an aid, rather than replacement, for human physicians. It will augment physicians diagnoses, but in the process also provide valuable insights…
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Hussein Abbass is a Professor in the School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy ([emailprotected]) in Canberra, Australia. He is a fellow of the Australian Computer Society (FACS), a fellow of the Operational Research Society (FORS,UK); a fellow of the Institute Management and Leaders of…
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Google says its plan is to start its public trial with a small group of trusted testers and businesses that have opted into receiving calls from Duplex. Over the coming weeks, the software will only call businesses to confirm business and holiday hours, such as open and close times for the Fourth of July. People…
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Technologies that gather or use information for surveillance violating internationally accepted norms. In addition to the above objectives, we will not design or deploy AI in the following application areas: Weapons or other technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is to cause or directly facilitate injury to people. AI algorithms and datasets can reflect, reinforce,…
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their own positions on various issues, and why they hold them. Thegraduate schoolexists to provide a stimulating and enriching environment for postgraduate students. help students understand that and why there is more to ethics than following rules; Thegraduate schoolexists to provide a stimulating and enriching environment for postgraduate students. Please use the Book or Apply…
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For example, most would agree its acceptable to leverage AI to target a consumer who shows interest in sports cars. But what if you also knew that consumer was deep in debt and lacked impulse control, had multiple moving violations, and had a history of drug and alcohol abuse? Is it still okay to market…
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January last year the paper received its only answer by DeepMind: There hasnt really been anything major yet that would warrant announcing in any way. But in the future we may well talk about those things more publicly, the Guardian quotes DeepMind chief executive Demis Hassabis. In recent years DeepMind has publicly confirmed setting up…
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Research in developing countries: follow-up There have been some interesting developments around the ethics and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent days. First we read that Googles DeepMind has set up anEthics and Society research unit, with the rationale that AI can be of extraordinary benefit to the world, but only if held to…
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