Questions tagged [social]
Use for questions related to the social impacts of AI.
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Why do we need explainable AI?
If the original purpose for developing AI was to help humans in some tasks and that purpose still holds, why should we care about its explainability? For example, in deep learning, as long as the ...
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How could artificial intelligence harm us?
We often hear that artificial intelligence may harm or even kill humans, so it might prove dangerous.
How could artificial intelligence harm us?
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Is the singularity something to be taken seriously?
The term Singularity is often used in mainstream media for describing visionary technology. It was introduced by Ray Kurzweil in a popular book The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (...
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How to reinvent jobs replaced by AI?
In general, what possibilities are there for reinventing job descriptions that could be replaced by an automated AI solution?
My initial ideas include:
Monitoring the AI and flagging its incorrect ...
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Why isn't ethics more integrated into current AI systems?
I am a PhD student in computer science, and currently creating a state of the art overview in applications done in Machine Ethics (a multidisciplinary field combining philosophy and AI, that looks at ...
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What are the most instructive movies about artificial intelligence?
The field of AI has expanded profoundly in recent years, as has public awareness and interest. This includes the arts, where fiction about AI has been popular since at least Isaac Asimov. Films on ...
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Could artificial intelligence cause problems for humanity after figuring out human behavior?
This BBC article suggests that intelligent algorithms, like those that select news stories and advertisements for display, could control our experience of the world and manipulate us.
Will Artificial ...
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What are the societal risks associated with AI?
What are the actual risks to society associated with the widespread use of AI? Outside of the use of AI in a military context.
I am not talking about accidental risks or unintentional behaviour - eg, ...
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What are the AI technologies currently used to fight the coronavirus pandemic?
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as of 29 September 2020, has affected many countries ...
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