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THE ERA OF A.I. Emily Busby
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- Nieuws
'THE ERA OF A.I.' is a passion project of a design student. It aims to explore and share the knowledge of Artificial Intelligence in a way everyone can understand. AI will change the future and everyone should have a say in the type of future they want - that starts with knowledge. This podcast aims to communicate concepts, give updates on the AI space, and debate ethical/philosophical/safety-related AI issues in an unbiased manner. While considering the risks let’s also explore the potential for positive change toward a more equal, and ethical world!
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The First AI Safety Summit
The first AI Safety Summit has taken place in the UK. It was held at Bletchley Park, which was the location of code-breaking during WW2. The summit took place over November 1-2 and consisted of roundtables, in which governments, civil society, and big tech representatives come together and share their views on different AI discussions. This is a move in the right direction, and it makes me hopeful that collaboration on an international scale is possible.
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Biden's Executive Order on AI
On Monday, the 31st of October, US President Biden signed an Executive Order on Artificial intelligence. It's the first attempt at legislating the safe use of AI and will set the tone for upcoming EU AI acts. I read and summarized the order and explained the overall goal of each of the eight 'principles' listed. It's really important to stay updated and educated on the development of legislation around AI because of its potential for change within society.
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Automation, The Algorithm, Flourishing
In this episode, I explore key takeaways from the book 'System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot' by Rob Reich, Mehra Sahami, and Jeremy M. Weinstein. I specifically look at Chapter 6, 'Can humans flourish in a world of smart machines?'. I compare Human intelligence to AI, discuss the state of social media algorithms that have control over people, and how automation will cause mass unemployment. I make reference to a recent episode of 'Your Undivided Attention' with Joy Buolamwini and the Centre for Humane Technology co-founders. I hope you enjoy!
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The AI Problem Space
In a Social Change course I'm taking, I was inspired to share my findings of AI viewed through a systems lens. In this episode, I share my findings after viewing the development of AI as a system, with key parts that directly influence each other. In a sketched-up mindmap I made, I highlighted key areas; Big Tech, The Government (USA, China), Society, and The Environment. I talk about how all these are interconnected, and how power is distributed between these key areas. I think this has helped me to fully understand the current situation in AI development, and hopefully gets you all thinking of possibilities for change. Enjoy!
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Thirsty, AI Regulation, Trust
This episode is broken into 3 parts;
I was inspired by the Bloomberg Business Weekly article "AI Is Thirsty" by Clara Hernanz Lizarranga and Olivia Solon. A look into how data centers that big tech companies run, and how they use hundreds of millions of Litres of water per year - each. I critically read through the key highlights of the article to understand the issue.
A Guardian article 'Tech Leaders Agree on AI Regulation but Divided on How' by Johana Bhuiyan. Just last week, the biggest names in tech (Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg..), and the American government met, in a meeting closed to the public, to begin one of many meetings to regulate AI. I reiterate the importance of including the working class - not just billionaires, in the decision-making.
I wrap up and read through some of my own notes, and add thoughts about trusting Big Tech to do the right thing in the regulation of AI, the need to be focused on becoming far more sustainable, and creating a future we want which also considers the rehabilitation of the ecosystem.
Thanks for listening, you'll hear from me again soon...
(sorry for my bad name pronunciations)
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Superintelligence, Alignment, Sam Altman
After I watched Ted Talk by Eliezer Yudkowsky 'Will Superintelligent AI End the World?' I decided to begin by explaining the key problems faced within the development of AI currently. I talk about Open AI's pledge to solve the Alignment Problem within four years, through a Superalignment research project led by Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike. I highlight key points from an interview/article by Rob Anderson called 'Does Sam Altman Know What He's Creating?'. I hope this episode was able to create a heightened interest, and concern for the current future of AI in the world. Thank you for listening!
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