There’s Only One Good Way to Regulate AIRegulating AI is popular these days. Europe’s AI Act, which bans outright some AI applications and imposes heavy burdens on others, came…Sep 281Sep 281
Is AI a Danger to Democracy?Of the many unfounded fears about AI, one of the strangest is that it’ll be bad for democracy. We’re supposed to drown in a sea of…Feb 101Feb 101
No, the AI Sky Isn’t FallingAs if AI alarmism wasn’t already running far ahead of reality, a group of AI researchers and tech personalities including Elon Musk, Steve…Apr 20, 2023Apr 20, 2023
Rebuttal of David Karger’s Defense of Cancel CultureCancel culture has descended on computer science, as on many other fields, making it harder and harder to conduct research — or even voice…Jan 3, 20218Jan 3, 20218
How Not to Regulate the Data EconomyOn May 25, the European Union will usher in what it believes will be a new era in the digital economy. Europe’s new legislation, known as…May 20, 20182May 20, 20182
How to Train Your AIYou don’t stay awake at night worrying that your dog will attack you. Why would you worry about your robot? It was bred in much finer…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Ten Myths About Machine LearningMachine learning used to take place behind the scenes: Amazon mined your clicks and purchases for recommendations, Google mined your…Sep 15, 201620Sep 15, 201620