Prominent thinkers exaggerating the potential or danger of artificial intelligence are pushing us towards a new AI winter.
Under pressure, young entrepreneurs would tend to forget to take into account the effects of their ambitions on their surroundings.
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The enthusiasm for business creation is not without negative consequences, especially for the many who fail. However, the “all entrepreneurs” discourse remains predominant.
The South Korean go player Lee Sedol after a 2016 match against Google’s artificial-intelligence program AlphaGo. Sedol, ranked 9th in the world, lost 4-1.
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The history of human-machine collaboration suggests that AI will evolve into a “cognitive partner” to humankind rather than as all-powerful, all-knowing, labour replacing robots.
We use reviews and online testimonials when downloading an app or shopping on eBay. So, why not when choosing a new dentist?
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Social media is a great way to spread science information, fast. But the online echo chamber isn’t always good at separating what’s valid from what’s not, and being prolific doesn’t make you right.