Five Things AI: Automation, Improving the World, Transforming Science, Soul, Arts and the Environment
AI is really all the rage right now. Find out why in this newsletter.
I have a lot of discussions about AI right now, as business leaders are concerned about the possible impact of AI or interested in the positive effects of AI for the productivity of a company. And at the same time I get the sense that most people are overwhelmed by what’s going on right now and would like to wait for the development to slow down so that they can safely jump onto the AI train. I doubt that the development will slow down any time soon, I think it will only accelerate, because lots of money gets deployed to tackle challenges in the world of AI and lots of very smart and creative people set out to build new things.
Sure you can wait, but I think it is clever to understand and deploy AI now. If you need or want to understand more, feel free to contact me: nico@nma.vc
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AI and the automation of work
Bendict Evens is one of the people I really admire for the way he crafts his analysis on fast developing tech topics. This piece discusses how Jevons paradox plays a vital role in the way AI changes white collar work.
Five ways AI could improve the world: ‘We can cure all diseases, stabilise our climate, halt poverty’
I generally share a positive outlook on tech and the future, so it is soothing to read an article about the positive effects of Artificial Intelligence. This is the first of two articles, the second one will deal with the possible negativ outcomes. Let’s focus on the positive things for now.
Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform how science gets done
“We can build a future where AI-powered tools will both save us from mindless and time-consuming labor and also lead us to creative inventions and discoveries, encouraging breakthroughs that would otherwise take decades.” - I think so, too. But when Eric Schmidt writes an article about science and AI, I’m somehow worried what he ultimately has in mind.
Give Every AI a Soul—or Else
The big question these days is surely about how to make sure that AI won’t turn evil or can be used for evil purposes. The author proposes to introduce accountability and individuation as a way to better understand how AI works and what systems can achieve. So each AI would have its own ID. I’m not sure this would have stopped the Terminator, but it is an interesting thought.
AI "raises all sorts of questions" for animals and the environment says Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
"The speed of change in the technology, versus the lack of agility of democratic policy-making, is leading us very fast somewhere dangerous that, perhaps most crucially, most of us can't foresee or fully understand." - and yet, or precisely because of this, I think the intersection of AI and art will be very interesting to explore.
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