As we’re seeing more and more solutions around us leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), typically some form of machine learning (ML), many have begun to wonder how those solutions actually work. Especially when it comes to processes like medical diagnostics and credit scoring, people have started to ask the question: how did system X reach conclusion Y?
Read MoreAsimov's Laws of Robotics will resurface when Foundation airs
Foundation will make us think about our relationship with robots and artificial intelligence, not in a Westworld kind of way, but through the Laws of Robotics that author Isaac Asimov introduced in his books.
Read MoreHow to cut through the AI hype
Unless you’ve been living on a desert island you can’t have avoided the recent hype around Artificial Intelligence, AI. Everybody is talking about the importance of it: business leaders, politicians, technologists, startup founders, and investors. Consequently almost all startup pitches contain some references to AI, and more or less all investors claim to be looking for AI opportunities.
Read MoreSelf-Driving Cars a Game Changer for Insurance Companies
How would you feel if 40% of your business would be at risk of slowly melting away? That’s exactly the situation most property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies are facing. Autonomous driving is despite all the social benefits an obvious threat to the bread and butter business of insurers.
Read MoreThe Necessary Skills for a Robotized Future
It seems obvious that the jobs of the future will require different skills than the jobs of today. Just like the jobs of today require different skills than the jobs of the past. One thing is certain: the industries of the future don’t need their human workers to be robots. They have robots.
Read MoreGoogle needs to be transparent with their AI Ethics Board
Google is investing a lot in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). Probably more than any other company. The good news is that Google has set up an AI ethics board. The bad news is that they don’t disclose the individuals on that board or what the board actually does.
Read MoreWhen robots do all the work, what should we do?
Many believe that life would be miserable without a meaningful job. In other words, it's important for our wellbeing that we feel we’re doing something useful, either for ourselves and for our communities. But if robots take over most of our jobs, what will there be left for us to do?
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence – Our Final Invention?
Robots and artificial intelligence have always played a prominent role in science fiction. Memorable characters include HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey and Marvin the paranoid android from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But is it just science fiction? Could we actually succeed in creating artificial general intelligence?
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