“‘Technology is not ethical or unethical, it’s the whole ecosystem around it,’ she says, referring to the ethics guiding its multiple stakeholders, from researchers and developers to economists, policymakers, and consumers. ‘The goal is obvious—to take the best out of A.I., to make it as beneficial as possible, and to avoid the negative impacts.’ As…
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AI can now read emotions – should it?
“In its annual report, the AI Now Institute, an interdisciplinary research center studying the societal implications of artificial intelligence, called for a ban on technology designed to recognize people’s emotions in certain cases. Specifically, the researchers said affect recognition technology, also called emotion recognition technology, should not be used in decisions that “impact people’s lives…
Tech experts agree it’s time to regulate artificial intelligence — if only it were that simple
“‘It’s not even clear what the difference is between AI and software,’ said Oren Etzioni, CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence He believes the rules should include a mandatory kill switch on all AI programs and requirements that AI notify users when they are not interacting with a human.” (GeekWire Photo / Monica…