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Barack Obama, Neural Nets, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of the World
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Barack Obama, Neural Nets, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of the World

The President in Conversation with MIT’s Joi Ito and Wired’s Scott Dadich

Wired, 2016

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Editorial Rating

10

Qualities

  • Eye Opening
  • Visionary
  • Engaging

Recommendation

Scott Dadich’s article provides a rare opportunity to learn from the perspectives of two major proponents of artificial intelligence (AI): former US president Barack Obama and accomplished MIT professor and director of the MIT Media Lab, Joi Ito. Written in transcript form, the article captures an honest, practical conversation among the author, Obama and Ito as they examine sociopolitical issues associated with AI and their proposed solutions. getAbstract recommends this analysis to anyone concerned about the intersection of AI with the economy, politics and society.

Take-Aways

  • Moral and ethical values must be built into artificial intelligence (AI) in order to ensure safety and fairness for all people.
  • Government must fund and monitor AI development to ensure that the technology exemplifies a value system that benefits everyone.
  • As AI becomes more advanced, so must cybersecurity to prevent against sophisticated attacks which AI might also launch .

About the Authors

Editor in chief of Wired, Scott Dadich authors and edits articles about current events and issues pertaining to science, technology, design and culture.


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