3.6 Artificial Intelligence
From the Specification
Artificial intelligence (AI) involves agents, devices or systems that adapt to perform tasks (or appear to do so) that once required the cognitive and creative processes of human beings.
There are several types of existing, emerging or proposed AI. These categories frequently overlap or are contested.
AI has evolved over time and introduces significant opportunities and dilemmas in digital society.
3.6A Types of AI
From the Specification
Strong, full, general, weak, narrow, domain-specified
• The Turing test
3.6B Types and uses of machine learning
From the Specification
Types • Supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning, deep learning
Uses • Pattern recognition, facial and speech recognition, image analysis, natural language processing
3.6C Uses of artificial neural networks
From the Specification
Learn and model complex and non-linear relationships, generalize from initial inputs
3.6D Evolution of AI
From the Specification
• AI in science fiction and philosophy
• Cybernetics
• AI winters
• The singularity and the multiplicity
3.6E AI dilemmas
From the Specification
• Fairness and bias in design and use
• Accountability in design and use
• Transparency in design and use
• Uneven and underdeveloped laws, regulations and governance
• Automation and displacement of humans in multiple contexts and roles
Potential News Articles
3.6A Types of AI
Brilliant article on the future of AI - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/07/techscape-meta-leak-llama-chatgpt-ai-crossroads
3.6B Types and uses of machine learning
Major Retailers using facial recognition technology on unsuspecting customers - https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/major-retailers-using-facial-recognition-technology-on-unsuspecting-customers-choice-20220615-p5atrc.html
Human-level intelligence from AI in our lifetime - https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-deepmind-agi
AI to help pilots avoid polluting areas - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/09/ai-helps-airline-pilots-avoid-areas-that-create-polluting-contrails
3.6C Uses of artificial neural networks
Are you happy to tell a machine you are not angry? - https://www.wired.co.uk/article/artificial-emotional-intelligence
AI to assist overstretched city planner enforcement - https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-s-most-populated-district-uses-ai-to-ensure-construction-order-4553727.html
AI doing brain surgery - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66921926
3.6D Evolution of AI
AI Detecting littering - https://www.itv.com/news/2024-01-09/could-ai-help-councils-solve-the-uks-littering-crisis
Where will AI take off first I wonder? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-global-attitudes-towards-ai/?fbclid=IwAR1rcKLjquQRK9DOzdsJvIYugyIymuDEibB3WZI-yEeY4yXDDvndCKrAocY
https://futurism.com/researcher-image-generating-ai-invented-language
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0017t8s?fbclid=IwAR09BkTiTE4n1abgEpt2DCEcsqicnWjzcrwnVKEVWTUn60dIMXrMR3hBHeE Difference between imaginary friends and AI friends in childhood?
Save the whales with AI - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/26/whale-deaths-ship-prevention-ai
Use of AI in Vietnamese town planning - https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hcmc-s-most-populated-district-uses-ai-to-ensure-construction-order-4553727.html
Incoherent, creepy and gorgeous: we asked six leading artists to make work using AI – and here are the results
Open AI CEO calls for regulation - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/16/ceo-openai-chatgpt-ai-tech-regulations
The USA calls for regulation - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/11/us-commerce-department-artificial-intelligence-rules
More AI warnings - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/29/rumman-chowdhury-interview-artificial-intelligence-accountability
AI Fireside chat - Fireside chat with the London School of Economics on Ai Ethics - YouTube
The AI key on Windows 11 machines - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67881373
NYT sues Open AI and Microsoft for millions - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67826601
3.6E AI dilemmas
Just how smart is Chat GPT 4? - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-smart-is-chatgpt/
lots of articles on this story! - https://in.mashable.com/tech/33216/google-employee-put-on-a-paid-leave-for-claiming-its-ai-bot-is-responding-like-a-human -
Deep fakes, there are a lot of serious problems caused by deepfakes, here is a silly introduction - https://klipland.com/video/deepfake-performance-on-agt-2022-with-simon-cowell-singing-on-stage -
With the above in mind, how do you spot a deepfake? (When it is not obvious) https://www.snopes.com/articles/423004/how-to-spot-a-deepfake/
EU Commission to make it easier to sue over AI products - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63033084
I’m a copywriter. I’m pretty sure artificial intelligence is going to take my job - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/24/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-jobs-economy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Is the world ready for the upcoming AI storm? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64967627
Just who is safe in the new AI world? - https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230507-the-jobs-ai-wont-take-yet and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65459827
The Godfather of AI - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/04/bernie-sanders-elon-musk-and-white-house-seeking-my-help-says-godfather-of-ai
The last losing jobs to AI story (for a while) - https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230418-ai-anxiety-artificial-intelligence-replace-jobs
AI weaponry - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/08/as-ai-weaponry-enters-the-arms-race-america-is-feeling-very-very-afraid
AI decides what is "decent" in the UK - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/15/british-film-board-turns-to-ai-to-help-spot-bad-language-sex-and-violence
AI to start writing the 'news' in Germany - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/20/german-tabloid-bild-to-replace-range-of-editorial-jobs-with-ai
Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/10/pak-n-save-savey-meal-bot-ai-app-malfunction-recipes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
AI Shaking up "free" elections - https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/08/31/how-artificial-intelligence-will-affect-the-elections-of-2024 (If you don't have a password, ask).
AI Journalism - https://thenerdstash.com/what-is-glorbo-in-destiny-2-explained/
AI Bias in UK Government - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/23/uk-risks-scandal-over-bias-in-ai-tools-in-use-across-public-sector
UK reveals AI agreement as Elon Musk warns of extinction - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67172229
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Problem? What problem? - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/01/nick-clegg-ai-clamour-similar-moral-panic-video-games
More AI Recruitment -
https://youtu.be/pka9KaQh7DA?si=-cwIGngBPaU77bRZ
https://mashable.com/article/klarna-hiring-freeze-chatgpt-ai-job-replacement
Who is who in the modern AI world? - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/technology/whos-who-modern-artificial-intelligence-movement.html
Open source is good - right? - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/19/mark-zuckerberg-artificial-general-intelligence-system-alarms-experts-meta-open-source
Not really a dilemma, more a use of AI for a war crime - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai-database-hamas-airstrikes