Machine Learning & AI

Can a Machine Learn Morality?

New York Times: Researchers at an artificial intelligence lab in Seattle called the Allen Institute for AI unveiled new technology last month that was designed to make moral judgments. They called it Delphi, after the religious oracle consulted by the ancient Greeks. Anyone could visit the Delphi website and ask for…

Her Machine Learning Tools Pull Insights From Cell Images

Quanta Magazine: You can’t judge a book by its cover, or so we’re taught about people. For cells, however, that’s surprisingly less true. Using machine learning methods similar to those that enable computers to recognize faces, biologists can characterize individual cells…

AI and Sustainability: Where Are We and What’s Next?

Communications of the ACM: As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly pervasive and learning models more complex, researchers are thinking about the impact of their work, including the environmental costs. Discussions on green topics—from carbon costs to efficiency improvements—are evolving within the community. We…

The Uselessness of Useful Knowledge

Quanta Magazine: Is artificial intelligence the new alchemy? That is, are the powerful algorithms that control so much of our lives — from internet searches to social media feeds — the modern equivalent of turning lead into gold? Moreover: Would that be such a bad thing? According to the prominent…