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When a Fervent Debate Meets a Meticulous Experiment Measurement – Will the Sparks Fly?

Posted by | Jun 1, 2018 | AI, Philosophy |

Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as one of today’s most dominant technological fields that...

A Tale of Two Digital Assistants: Whom Does The Grail Serve?

Posted by Age of Robots | May 30, 2018 | Philosophy |

Digital assistants such as Siri, Alexa, Cortana and so on promise to get smarter and smarter and to play a role of increasing importance in our lives.

The Promise and Perils of AI

Posted by Age of Robots | May 24, 2018 | AI, Ethics |

Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to have a huge impact—in fact, it already has. And now is...

Predicting justice: what if algorithms entered the courthouse?

Posted by Age of Robots | May 12, 2018 | Ethics |

In France, the possibility of using algorithmic dispute-resolution mechanisms for relatively minor court matters has been included in the justice-reform agenda put forward by the Minister of Justice, Nicole Belloubet. Approximately 2.7 million cases could be affected.

Now is the time to consider a regulatory body on AI predictive analytics

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 30, 2018 | Ethics |

With Immigration New Zealand recently joining ACC and The Ministry for Social Development on the list of Government departments courting controversy over the use of predictive analytics systems, leading University of Otago researchers say now is the time to consider a regulatory body to oversee the rising use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in New Zealand Government departments.

Apps to Keep Children Safe Online May be Counterproductive

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 27, 2018 | Ethics |

Mobile apps designed to help parents keep their children safe from online predators may actually be counterproductive, harming the trust between a parent and child and reducing the child’s ability to respond to online threats.

Australia’s digital divide is not going away

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 12, 2018 | Philosophy |

Julian Thomas, RMIT University; Chris K Wilson, RMIT University, and Sora Park, University of...

Regulating Facebook won’t prevent data breaches

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 10, 2018 | Ethics |

The idea that governments can regulate their way into protecting citizen privacy is appealing, but I believe it misses the mark.

Think Facebook can manipulate you? Look out for virtual reality

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 5, 2018 | Ethics |

As Facebook users around the world are coming to understand, some of their favorite technologies can be used against them.

Stephen Hawking warned about the perils of artificial intelligence – yet AI gave him a voice

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 26, 2018 | Philosophy |

The late Stephen Hawking was a major voice in the debate about how humanity can benefit from artificial intelligence. Hawking made no secret of his fears that thinking machines could one day take charge. He went as far as predicting that future developments in AI “could spell the end of the human race.”