techxplore.com; 'Sense of urgency', as top tech players seek AI ethical rules
"Some two dozen high-ranking representatives of the global and Swiss
economies, as well as scientists and academics, met in Geneva for the
first Swiss Global Digital Summit aimed at seeking agreement on ethical
guidelines to steer technological development...
Microsoft president Brad Smith insisted on the importance that
"technology be guided by values, and that those values be translated
into principles and that those principles be pursued by concrete steps."
"We are the first generation of people who have the power to build
machines with the capability to make decisions that have in the past
only been made by people," he told reporters.
He stressed the need for "transparency" and "accountability ... to
ensure that the people who create technology, including at companies
like the one I work for remain accountable to the public at large."
"We need to start taking steps (towards ethical standards) with a sense of urgency," he said."
Showing posts with label Microsoft President Brad Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microsoft President Brad Smith. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Vatican, Microsoft team up on artificial intelligence ethics; The Washington Post, February 13, 2019
Associated Press via The Washington Post; Vatican, Microsoft team up on artificial intelligence ethics
The Vatican said Smith and Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life told Francis about the international prize for an individual who has successfully defended a dissertation on ethical issues involving artificial intelligence."
"The Vatican says it is teaming up with Microsoft on an academic prize to promote ethics in artificial intelligence.
Pope
Francis met privately on Wednesday with Microsoft President Brad Smith
and the head of a Vatican scientific office that promotes Catholic
Church positions on human life.
The Vatican said Smith and Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life told Francis about the international prize for an individual who has successfully defended a dissertation on ethical issues involving artificial intelligence."
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Data Sheet—How the Tech Industry Needs to Evolve to Care More About People; Fortune, January 14, 2019
Aaron Pressman and Adam Lashinsky, Fortune; Data Sheet—How the Tech Industry Needs to Evolve to Care More About People
"Good morning from Redmond, Wash., where I’m spending the day soaking up some wisdom at Microsoft.
In preparation for my day I perused this “top 10 tech issues for 2019” post that Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote on LinkedIn, which Microsoft owns. I somehow expected this list to focus on the top commercial aspects of tech in the coming year. But that’s not what Smith, Microsoft’s top lawyer and policy executive who has written recently on the need for regulations around facial recognition, means by “issues.”
Instead, Smith is focused on the interplay between big technology companies and society. Topics like privacy, ethical artificial intelligence, protectionism, “disinformation,” and the human impacts of technology top his list.
The technology industry has been branded over the years as not caring all that much about people. Even the industry’s leading humanist, Steve Jobs, ultimately judged the success of his wares by whether they delighted customers, not if they were good for society. The industry is evolving.
I’ll share what I learn tomorrow."
"Good morning from Redmond, Wash., where I’m spending the day soaking up some wisdom at Microsoft.
In preparation for my day I perused this “top 10 tech issues for 2019” post that Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote on LinkedIn, which Microsoft owns. I somehow expected this list to focus on the top commercial aspects of tech in the coming year. But that’s not what Smith, Microsoft’s top lawyer and policy executive who has written recently on the need for regulations around facial recognition, means by “issues.”
Instead, Smith is focused on the interplay between big technology companies and society. Topics like privacy, ethical artificial intelligence, protectionism, “disinformation,” and the human impacts of technology top his list.
The technology industry has been branded over the years as not caring all that much about people. Even the industry’s leading humanist, Steve Jobs, ultimately judged the success of his wares by whether they delighted customers, not if they were good for society. The industry is evolving.
I’ll share what I learn tomorrow."
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