Welcome to Navigating the AI Hype. This will be a timely article that curates events in AI to tabulate AI’s journey as this unprecedented phenomenon makes its way into our lives: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. We will acknowledge successes in AI as well as those that still require further progress. We will also highlight areas where human conscience will need to dictate policy and regulation as ethical standards will be built in lockstep with technology as it evolves. Finally, we will highlight references and resources for anyone wanting to dive in further into Artificial Intelligence. Enjoy!
The Good:
Uber applies for permission to test self-driving cars again
“ We have taken a measured, phased approach to returning to on-road testing, starting first with manual driving in Pittsburgh. We committed to deliver this safety report before returning to on-road testing in self-driving mode, and will go back on the road only when we’ve implemented improved processes.”
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LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman makes record-breaking gift to U of T’s Faculty of Information for chair in AI
“Artificial intelligence will revolutionize how we live, creating both incredible opportunity for benefits, as well as some disruption that will be important to manage,”
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MIT is investing $1 billion in an AI college
“Interdisciplinary learning should mean better, saner Artificial Intelligence”
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The Bad:
The future of border control agents might come in the form of an AI lie detector
A six-month trial will take place at four border crossing points in Hungary, Greece and Latvia.
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What to know about WhatsApp in Brazil ahead of Sunday’s election
“I don’t know where they found my phone number.”.
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Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps
The idea of Google using data about users’ home will be justifiably unsettling to some. Although Google doesn’t have as bad of a reputation for data leaks and breaches as Facebook, it’s still had a number of serious lapses.
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The Ugly:
Australia’s data breach numbers steady at 245 in three months
“Everyone who handles personal information in their work needs to understand how data breaches can occur so we can work together to prevent them”
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Radisson Hotel Group suffers data breach, customer info leaked
Radisson Hotel Group loyalty scheme members are affected and may have had their personal information stolen.
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China has been ‘hijacking the vital internet backbone of western countries’
“Using these numerous PoPs, [China Telecom] has already relatively seamlessly hijacked the domestic US and cross-US traffic and redirected it to China over days, weeks, and months”
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AI courses and resources
Machine Learning AI Certification by Stanford University (Coursera)
Artificial Intelligence Certification: Learn How To Build An AI (Udemy)
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