The declared mission of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence is “to advance AI research, education, policy, and practice to improve the human condition.” It makes me think we’re doomed. For starters, the phrase “human-centered artificial intelligence” is an oxymoron, since AI is based on silicon and code, not people. Read more…
Boeing’s 737 Max woes have the experts out in droves with opinions about what the publicity means for the company’s reputation. Here’s a shorthand answer: Nothing. Most of the blather about corporate reputation centers on contending with the vicissitudes of media coverage. Boeing should have said so-and-so, or said something Read more…
Earlier this week, scientists called for a ‘global moratorium’ on creating genetically modified babies. This, of course, is in contrast to the traditional way of mixing genes together, which I assume they still heartily endorse. The problem is that the same technology developed to prevent congenital diseases could be used Read more…
Facebook faces ongoing and growing scrutiny for its abuses of user privacy, not to mention of the truth. Last week, its CEO said it would explore offering communications tools that were private, secure, and then evaporated after being read or viewed (the quality is called ephemerality). “It’s a statement of the Read more…
If the old adage “you can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies,” holds true, then the Green New Deal is the real thing. Its opponents are deathly scared of it. Well, it’s not actually “a thing,” but rather a Resolution in the US House of Representatives. It’s Read more…