🎧 Creating AI Responsibly

My conversation with AI expert, Joanna Bryson

Hi,

This week, I’m bringing you my full discussion with the renowned AI researcher and a vocal participant in discussions around ethics and AI, Joanna Bryson.

Joanna is a reader (it's what Americans would call a tenured Associate Professor) at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, where she founded the Bath Intelligent Systems Group.

It was a fascinating conversation; we discuss:

• [05:02] The role of ‘goals’ in conceptualizing and programming intelligence systems – and who sets these goals?

• [10:02] AI as a cognitive prosthetic – and why pen, paper and the plow should all be described as AI.

• [15:22] Efforts to minimize the importation of implicit human biases into AI systems.

• [15:37] The critical importance of assuring ongoing human involvement in AI systems.

• [20:13] The explainability of AI systems and litigation over the definition of ‘explanation’ in light of GDPR.

• [23:35] Variations of AI architecture and the benefits of system modularization.

• [27:39] The development of profession…