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4. Artificial stupidity. How can we guard against mistakes?

Intelligence comes from learning, whether you’re human or machine. Systems usually have a training phase in which they "learn" to detect the right patterns and act according to their input. Once a system is fully trained, it can then go into test phase, where it is hit with more examples and we see how it performs.

Obviously, the training phase cannot cover all possible examples that a system may deal with in the real world. These systems can be fooled in ways that humans wouldn't be. For example, random dot patterns can lead a machine to “see” things that aren’t there. If we rely on AI to bring us into a new world of labour, security and efficiency, we need to ensure that the machine performs as planned, and that people can’t overpower it to use it for their own ends.

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Ethics

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?tag=Artificial+Intelligence

Great advance in cancer surgery.

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?tag=Cancer

Wearable technology in the operating room.  Fascinating.

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?tag=Nano

A new 3D printing material could be used in bendable electronics.

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?tag=3D

A mining company has ordered 25 Desert Wolf Skunk unmanned aerial vehicles for breaking up riots with pepper spray and "blinding lasers.

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?tag=Drones

WOW!

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?tag=Graphene

Because it doesn't stop with cameras you can't see. Wearable tech and the AR software that powers it will surface far-reaching issues, all of which will be hitting court rooms, policy discussions, and dinner table conversations regarding what's appropriate to use in public, safe to use while driving, and mentally healthy to engage in day to day.

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- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/