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Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?
War is already bad enough. What happens when human combatants are replaced by machines?
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Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?
War is already bad enough. What happens when human combatants are replaced by machines?
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Don’t Be Evil?!: AI Could Tempt Corporations to Ignore Social Responsibility
Tech companies generally try to be (or to appear to be) socially responsible. Would some rather let AI’s negative impacts slide?
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Don’t Be Evil?!: AI Could Tempt Corporations to Ignore Social Responsibility
Tech companies generally try to be (or to appear to be) socially responsible. Would some rather let AI’s negative impacts slide?
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The Black Box Has Dark Corners: Will we ever understand what happens inside black box AI?
Will we ever understand what goes on inside the mind of a neural network?The fear: When AI systems go wrong, no one will be able to explain the reasoning behind their decisions.
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The AI Community Splinters: Could geopolitics drive a wedge in the AI community?
Will international rivalries fragment international cooperation in machine learning? Countries competing for AI dominance will lash out at competitors.
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The AI Community Splinters: Could geopolitics drive a wedge in the AI community?
Will international rivalries fragment international cooperation in machine learning? Countries competing for AI dominance will lash out at competitors.
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AI Spreads Disinformation: Understanding the fear of AI-powered disinformation
Will AI promote lies that deepen social divisions? Propagandists will bait online recommendation algorithms with sensationalized falsehoods. People who snap at the clickbait will be reeled into opposing ideological silos.
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Unfair Outcomes Destroy Trust: What could cause widespread backlash against AI?
Will AI that discriminates based on race, gender, or economic status undermine the public’s confidence in the technology? Seduced by the promise of cost savings and data-driven decision making, organizations will deploy biased systems that end up doing real-world damage.
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Giant Models Bankrupt Research: Will training AI become too expensive for most companies?
What if AI requires so much computation that it becomes unaffordable?The fear: Training ever more capable models will become too pricey for all but the richest corporations and government agencies. Rising costs will
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Giant Models Bankrupt Research: Will training AI become too expensive for most companies?
What if AI requires so much computation that it becomes unaffordable?The fear: Training ever more capable models will become too pricey for all but the richest corporations and government agencies. Rising costs will
Halloween
The Black Box Has Dark Corners: Will we ever understand what happens inside black box AI?
Will we ever understand what goes on inside the mind of a neural network?The fear: When AI systems go wrong, no one will be able to explain the reasoning behind their decisions.
Halloween
Unfair Outcomes Destroy Trust: What could cause widespread backlash against AI?
Will AI that discriminates based on race, gender, or economic status undermine the public’s confidence in the technology? Seduced by the promise of cost savings and data-driven decision making, organizations will deploy biased systems that end up doing real-world damage.
Halloween
AI Spreads Disinformation: Understanding the fear of AI-powered disinformation
Will AI promote lies that deepen social divisions? Propagandists will bait online recommendation algorithms with sensationalized falsehoods. People who snap at the clickbait will be reeled into opposing ideological silos.
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Deepfakes Wreak Havoc
Will AI fakery erode public trust in the key social institutions? Generative models will flood media outlets with convincing but false photos, videos, ads, and news stories. The ensuing crisis of authority will lead to widespread distrust in everything from the financial system to democracy itself.
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