A Global Perspective on AI in EducationIn November, I traveled to Doha for the eleventh WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education) Summit, organized by Qatar Foundation (which…Jan 101Jan 101
4 Technologists Debate the Future of AICan we trust artificial intelligence? Will it take our jobs? Can it be creative? Those were some of the topics that came up last month when…Nov 30, 2022Nov 30, 2022
Bothersome PrepositionsPeople are weird with prepositions. Here’s a list of offenses that irk me. Granted, many are idiomatic and likely escape your definition…Nov 22, 2020Nov 22, 2020
The Future of the Brain: Implants, Ethics, and AINeuroscience is a humbling enterprise. As a wise person once said, if the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
The Future of Cities: Entrepreneurship, Self-Driving Cars, and SurveillanceAccording to the UN, more than half the world’s population lives in cities, and by 2050 that number will exceed two-thirds. Cities will…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
Can Artificial Intelligence Increase Our Morality?In discussions of AI ethics, there’s a lot of talk of designing “ethical” algorithms, those that produce behaviors we like. People have…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
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Published inThe StartupHow to Train (Ethical) HackersBy 2022, the demand for qualified cybersecurity personnel will outstrip supply by 1.8 million workers. What can the industry do to reduce…Oct 5, 20188Oct 5, 20188
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