This week we are leaning into multiple metaphors: AI as a mirror, UX design as a window or room, and life as information. Plus: read about Michael Levin's upcoming presentation at the Imagining Summit, Helen's Book of the Week, and our upcoming events.
It’s easy to fall prey to the design illusion that because LLMs look sleek, they must be well-designed. But aesthetics alone do not equal design. As Steve Jobs once said, “Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.”
It’s curious that these two papers, tackling such similar ideas, came out at the same time. Is this coincidence, or does it tell us something about where the study of life and intelligence is heading?
In this episode, we have a conversation with Rana el Kaliouby, CEO and Co-Founder of Affectiva, about emotional AI, bias in AI and her new book, Girl Decoded.
In this episode we have a conversation with Renée Cummings, Founder & CEO of Urban AI, about the issues and opportunities for AI in urban settings.
Microsoft researchers recently published one of the most exciting advances in AI this year, IMO.
In this episode, we open with a chat about Facebook’s acquisition of GIPHY and what the company may be trying to learn with its AI (hint: hidden meanings) and then we move on to a great conversation with Maria Axente of PWC about ethical AI at PWC and in her non-profit work with groups like UNICEF.
Helping Facebook's AI understand hidden meaning by acquiring GIPHY.
In this episode, we open with an opinionated chat about Facebook’s new oversight board and then we have a great conversation with Ted Kwartler, VP of Trusted AI at DataRobot. We think DataRobot is a very interesting AI company and Ted’s role is key to helping their customers with ethical AI.
"All the data in the world are only as useful as the institutions and leaders that govern its use." - Shoshana Zuboff
Everyone likes to follow their intuition because it’s the ultimate act of trusting oneself.
In this episode, we have a conversation with Arash Rahnama, Head of Applied AI Research at Modzy
WFH surveillance is growing but employers need to move on.
In this episode, we have a conversation with Scott Stephenson, Co-founder and CEO of Deepgram, a company which has built an end-to-end deep learning speech recognition system.
The Artificiality Weekend Briefing: About AI, Not Written by AI
