Kislaya Prasad Artificial intelligence is already affecting our lives in many positive ways, automating tasks, helping to diagnose medical issues, and acting as a voice-controlled virtual assistant for many. Still, there is a very real danger of misuse and unintended consequences of the technology, as we saw recently in Maryland, with the filing of what is believed to be the … [Read more...] about AI is moving fast; AI regulation needs to catch up
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Your child’s favorite teacher may soon be a chatbot
Tyler Cowen Most students have a favorite teacher. In the future, could that teacher be… a chatbot? The answer depends in part on whether AI succeeds in becoming the next great educational technology innovation, or joins the long list of ed-tech disappointments. Two kinds of AI-driven education are likely to take off, and they will have very different effects. Both … [Read more...] about Your child’s favorite teacher may soon be a chatbot
Safeguarding democracy from artificial intelligence
Steven Kull and JP Thomas The Founding Fathers asserted that elected officials should listen to and be influenced by the views of the electorate. As James Madison said, “it is the reason, alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government.” However, the means for government officials to hear from the people are limited. Elected officials receive … [Read more...] about Safeguarding democracy from artificial intelligence
Voters fear current methods of regulating AI are insufficient
Paolo Mastrangelo Artificial intelligence is developing faster than many of us can imagine and is now becoming an integral part of everyday life. So far, businesses are the primary catalysts for this deployment. Studies show that in one year of introducing a new type of AI, one-third of respondents reported their organizations were using the technology in some form, and … [Read more...] about Voters fear current methods of regulating AI are insufficient