tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18648436.post3061960864025046973..comments2023-12-22T08:30:21.301+00:00Comments on Wading Through Treacle: "The future is already here ... "Nigel Seelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14407392760306614271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18648436.post-21337956038555734282017-04-25T18:07:04.113+01:002017-04-25T18:07:04.113+01:00The Royal Society Report on Machine Learning was p...The Royal Society Report on Machine Learning was published today (25th April). Some interesting points e.g. the German Plan for Industry 4.0 (WP q.v.). Various considerations and concerns covered. Good point that "Big Data" is the "Oil" for the new industry.<br /><br />Lack of transparency of Machine decisions issue, might prove insurmountable as this isnt (general) AI, merely Machine Learning (as emphasised in the Report).<br /><br />Also I am not confident that this revolution will be very socially fair. The main reasons are (1) Cost of Machines; (2) Cost of the Big Data Oil - so big companies will dominate. Indeed even the many startups from the UK get bought over by US platforms, so it is not clear that the UK will fully benefit.<br /><br />Only possibility for fairness would be repaying the "Public" for the use of its data ie pay the creatures who make the New Oil. This idea is not mentioned in the above Report though...<br /><br />The DeepMind program learned its Go initially from the play of 30 000 000 online amateur Go players - I bet nobody paid them. Even the Treacle blog might be getting analysed right now for its valuable insights ....Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844610890344836500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18648436.post-78131582525640929892017-04-24T11:00:50.026+01:002017-04-24T11:00:50.026+01:00It would be ironic if, in the end, the AIs were no...It would be ironic if, in the end, the AIs were not quite as flexible and suitable as Humans for many of these labour intensive tasks. <br />(Business) people (especially in India it seems) might hanker back to the good old days when the Cleaning/Security/Driving/etc was all done by Humans ...Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844610890344836500noreply@blogger.com