Tag: uncertainty

Podcast – Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

Nov 25, 2019

in AI, Clinical

doubt, ethics, human rights, human values, uncertainty

Stuart Russell’s newest work, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, is a cornerstone piece, alongside Superintelligence and Life 3.0, that articulates the civilization-scale problem we face of aligning machine intelligence with human goals and values. Not only is this a further articulation and development of the AI alignment problem, but Stuart also…
Giving algorithms a sense of uncertainty could make them more ethical

Feb 5, 2019

in AI, Clinical

clinical reasoning, critical thinking, decision-making, uncertainty

The algorithm could handle this uncertainty by computing multiple solutions and then giving humans a menu of options with their associated trade-offs. Say the AI system was meant to help make medical decisions. Instead of recommending one treatment over another, it could present three possible options: one for maximizing patient life span, another for minimizing…
Uncertain times: A short reflection on career progression

Feb 23, 2018

in Publication, Writing

academic career, career progression, complex systems, distributed systems, higher education, reflection, social networks, uncertainty, wicked problems

As part of the 10 year celebration of SAFRI – the Southern African FAIMER Regional Institute – I was asked to contribute short reflection to a chapter on Professional development: Post fellowship on a personal and professional level. This is what I submitted (download the PDF).

Tag: uncertainty

Podcast – Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

Giving algorithms a sense of uncertainty could make them more ethical

Uncertain times: A short reflection on career progression