December 7, 2021

Protect me from what AI wants? The binge-watching problem part 3

While it seems that algorithms at present mostly use our myopia to promote engagement, this may also give AI the potential to help us commit to long-term goals. It is a problem, however, that these goals sometimes disagree with the data-driven business models of platform providers. But perhaps AI companies are being penny wise and pound foolish? In the long run, we might demand technologies that don’t just indulge our whims but help us in our aspirations for the future.

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October 21, 2021

AI and Moral Responsibility

We are entering a new chapter in the digitalisation of society, advancing from machines as decision support, to machines as “decision makers” (in one sense of the word). This is made possible by the many breakthroughs in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the last decade. There is reason to expect that AI will be used increasingly not only for private decisions, but also for decisions made by public authorities and institutions. The implementation of AI in public decision making has raised concerns in many quarters and led to much discussion among philosophers, legal scholars, and social scientists. Who is responsible when a machine commits a serious error?

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August 25, 2021

If AI is controlling us – who is controlling AI?

AI sees you. Through an ever growing network of applications, microphones and cameras, data about your behavior is continuously collected almost wherever you are. We are getting accustomed to our digital trail being used to tailor ads and to make your Netflix binging more convenient. These things might seem harmless, but there is a reason why this kind of data is a commodity coveted by […]

Food for thought
March 4, 2021

AI winter is coming?

The history of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a history of boom and bust. Periods of hype, exaggerated expectations and plentiful funding have been followed by periods known as “AI Winters”…

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December 29, 2020

Voice assistants become Choice assistants?

In Homer’s epic poem, as Ulysses heads home, Circe suggests that he plug his ears. Otherwise, the Sirens’ song would lure him to steer his ship towards rocks and shipwreck. Ulysses asks his crew to plug their ears and tie him to the ship’s mast. When he passes the Sirens, he asks his crew to release him, but they refuse and the ship sails on…

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November 6, 2020

AI risks and do we have to care about the implausible?

Granted the current technological development of AI, the evaluation of risks of AI are highly relevant. Some proponents of AI safety have suggested elaborate scenarios of AI risks [1], which strikes others as implausible and hence—or so they argue—ought to be ignored [2]. Thus, the question of how much attention we should give to implausible scenarios is a highly relevant issue to resolve. Interestingly, there […]

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