He thinks AI could actually add more jobs for humans — at least among certain demographics.
“We should have a very clear view of what automation does to displacement and we should get to it, but one of the things I also hope is we can take advantage of AI to get more people into the workforce,” Nadella said Tuesday at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in Los Angeles.
Nadella talked about how AI could be used to help people who have disabilities, like hearing or visual impairments. He specifically mentioned a camera app from Microsoft, called Seeing, which narrates the things seen through a person’s smartphone camera, essentially providing visuals for those who have visual impairments.
Humanity has started a long-term relationship with the Internet. We are now vastly more capable as a species. But recent research in psychology suggests that in some ways we weren’t built for this, and will need to learn to some new tricks to survive.
Chicago-based aviation giant Boeing stepped up its investment in autonomous technology Thursday when it announced plans to buy Aurora Flight Sciences, a Manassas, Va.-based company that develops experimental self-piloting aircraft.
[Terry] Winograd, who retired from the Stanford computer science department in 2014, spoke to The Outline about the state of AI and what his seminal contribution to the first historical backlash against AI can add to today’s debate.
Kenya’s rhinos, elephants, and zebras pull in millions of tourism dollars and supply jobs. Poachers threaten that – but an ambitious programme is combining the influence of local communities and innovative technology to keep them at bay.
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Mattel Inc. decided not to move forward with plans to sell a kid-focused smart hub after new executives decided it did not “fully align with Mattel’s new technology strategy,” according to a company statement.
Children’s health and privacy advocates this week petitioned the toy giant not to release the device, which they argued would give the El Segundo company an unprecedented look into the personal lives of children.
A recent privacy report notes privacy laws can be “based on outdated PII [personally identifiable information] concepts which may give a false sense of security.” This confluence of factors can result in data with privacy implications being siloed in individual departments and excluded from open data programs.
Joy Bonaguro, the Chief Data Officer of San Francisco, knew this was a key barrier to fulfilling the promise of open data in the city. She looked at the resources available, which focused on theory to the exclusion of practicality, and found them poorly suited to departmental needs. The toolkits available pointed out potential areas of focus but offered little guidance on what to do after you ‘focused.’ To tackle this issue and develop a solution for San Francisco’s needs, Bonaguro turned to Erica Finkle, a program manager working on data policy and strategy in the city’s data office, DataSF.
Director Denis Villeneuve joins DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to talk about his upcoming film, Blade Runner 2049 – the long-awaited follow up to Ridley Scott’s classic 1982 film, Blade Runner.
Congress is grappling with how to respond to the massive Equifax data breach after hackers gained access to the sensitive data of more than 145 million Americans.
As lawmakers grilled former Equifax CEO Richard Smith over four separate hearings this week, they proposed a number of possible ways to prevent such massive breaches in the future.
Their ideas included fining companies that fail to adequately protect consumer data, restructuring the credit reporting industry to allow for more competition and requiring data holders to notify consumers whose information has been compromised.
The U.S. Department of Defense will follow Silicon Valley’s lead and emphasize cloud computing as it seeks to secure sensitive databases and preserve the technological advantage the U.S. military enjoys around the world.
Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan emphasized the need to prioritize cloud usage in a memo following Defense Secretary James Mattis visited Seattle and Palo Alto, California, and saw how commercial entities are protecting themselves against cyberattacks.
New York, NY October 30-31. Two days of highly-technical talks by 30+ leading data scientists and engineers from top teams + Speaker Office Hours. [$$$]
Cambridge, MA Please join us on November 7-8 for the first-ever Summit on Data-Smart Government at Harvard University, presented by the Civic Analytics Network (CAN), a peer group of leading Chief Data Officers from America’s largest cities. [registration required]
New York, NY Symposium is December 1 at AT&T Labs (33 Thomas St.). Deadline for submissions (an abstract for a 20-minute talk about a big data project) is October 31.
Courant Institute is offering a new Masters degree in Entrepreneurship in partnership with NYU’s Stern Business School. It is called the MS-CEI Program. Deadline for applications is in December.
