Understanding artificial intelligence ethics and safety

Understand

A remarkable time of human promise has been ushered in by the convergence of the ever-expanding availability of big data, the soaring speed and stretch of cloud computing platforms, and the advancement of increasingly sophisticated machine learning algorithms.

• Innovations in AI are already leaving a mark on government by improving the provision of essential social goods and services from healthcare, education, and transportation to food supply, energy, and environmental management.
• These bounties are likely just the start.
• The prospect that progress in AI will help government to confront some of its most urgent challenges is exciting, but legitimate worries abound.