google ethics

Our 56th Last Week in AI episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

This week:

• Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff
• Grand Theft Auto Looks Frighteningly Photorealistic With This Machine Learning Technique

• The Pentagon Inches Toward Letting AI Control Weapons

• Tesla privately admits Elon Musk has been exaggerating about ‘full self-driving’

•     Tesla in fatal California crash may have been in autopilot mode, officials say

      DMV probing whether Tesla violates state regulations with self-driving claims

Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup:  https://lastweekin.ai/p/116

Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

This week:

• Google tolds its scientists to ‘strike a positive tone’ in AI research - documents
• Facial-Recognition Tools in Spotlight in New Jersey False Arrest Case
• The year deepfakes went mainstream
• 13 acquisitions highlight Big Tech’s AI talent grab in 2020
• AI Startups Raised $9.9B in second half of 2020, a 15% Jump

0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 4:00 News Summary segment 4:00 News Discussion segment

Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup:  https://lastweekin.ai/p/94

Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

What are tech giants like Google doing to tackle the ethical issues that surround artificial intelligence? Verge senior reporter James Vincent speaks with Google AI lead Jeff Dean and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about AI bias, facial recognition, and government regulation around AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices