Tech Policy This is how AI bias really happens—and why it’s so hard to fix Bias can creep in at many stages of the deep-learning process, and the standard practices in computer science aren’t designed to detect it. by Karen Hao 2019-02-04T05:00:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence We analyzed 16,625 papers to figure out where AI is headed next Our study of 25 years of artificial-intelligence research suggests the era of deep learning may come to an end. by Karen Hao 2019-01-25T04:45:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Three charts show how China’s AI industry is propped up by three companies More than half of the country’s major AI players have funding ties that lead back to Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. by Karen Hao 2019-01-22T16:05:00-05:00
Tech Policy AI is sending people to jail—and getting it wrong Using historical data to train risk assessment tools could mean that machines are copying the mistakes of the past. by Karen Hao 2019-01-21T08:00:00-05:00
Tech Policy Giving algorithms a sense of uncertainty could make them more ethical Algorithms are best at pursuing a single mathematical objective—but humans often want multiple incompatible things. by Karen Hao 2019-01-18T07:00:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence A neural network can learn to organize the world it sees into concepts—just like we do Generative adversarial networks are not just good for causing mischief. They can also show us how AI algorithms “think.” by Karen Hao 2019-01-10T14:10:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Americans want to regulate AI but don’t trust anyone to do it The public thinks that human-level AI is likely to cause more harm than good, a new report has shown. by Karen Hao 2019-01-10T02:35:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Cheaper AI for everyone is the promise with Intel and Facebook’s new chip Companies hoping to use artificial intelligence should benefit from more efficient chip designs. by Will Knight 2019-01-07T15:44:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Never mind killer robots—here are six real AI dangers to watch out for in 2019 Last year a string of controversies revealed a darker (and dumber) side to artificial intelligence. by Will Knight and Karen Hao 2019-01-07T12:00:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence We tried teaching an AI to write Christmas movie plots. Hilarity ensued. Eventually. Using a neural network to create ridiculous plot lines takes a lot of work—and reveals the challenges of generating human language. by Karen Hao 2018-12-21T06:00:00-05:00
