AI Ethics And Autonomous Systems Lessons Gleaned From That Recent Alaska Airlines Flight Where The Pilot And Co-Pilot Disagreed Prior To Taking Off And Abruptly Opted To Taxi Back To The Terminal And Go Their Separate Ways

How are we going to handle professional disagreements between a human in-the-loop and an AI … [+] autonomous system? getty Airlines have been in the news quite a bit lately. We are in the summer...

NetEase Surges On Game Approval, Baidu Introduces Fully Autonomous SUV

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight on light volumes as the summer lull is in full effect. Hong Kong was largely down, led by Tencent -1.36%, Meituan -2.21%, and ...

Importance Of AI Safety Being Smartly Illuminated Amid Latest Trends Showcased At Stanford AI Safety Workshop Encompassing Autonomous Systems

AI safety is gaining traction due to the abundance of unsafe AI and the gradual realization that … [+] robust verifiable safety must be paramount for AI all told. getty AI safety is vital. You w...

AI Ethics Cautiously Assessing Whether Offering AI Biases Hunting Bounties To Catch And Nab Ethically Wicked Fully Autonomous Systems Is Prudent Or Futile

Is it okay to encourage AI biases bounty hunting or are we making things worse by doing so? getty Wanted: AI bias hunters. That could be a modern-day ad that you’ll begin to see popping up on social m...

AI Ethics Ringing Alarm Bells About The Looming Specter Of AI Biases At Massive Global Scale, Especially Fueled Via Looming Fully Autonomous Systems

AI could bring us AI-steeped untoward biases at scale, massive global scale. getty Plato famously stated that a good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. This keen insight seems amazingl...

AI Ethics Exasperated By Those Gaslighting AI-Focused Edgelords That Goadingly Say Outlandishly Infuriating Things About AI Ethics And AI Autonomous Systems

Those anonymous gaslighting edgelords have latched onto AI and AI Ethics as a means of disrupting … [+] conversations and sparking chaotic dialogues. getty There are some people that seem to hav...

AI Ethics Perturbed By Latest China Devised AI Party-Loyalty Mind-Reading Facial Recognition Attestation That Might Foreshadow Oppressive Autonomous Systems

Should AI be used to try and ascertain governmental party loyalty? Future Publishing via Getty Images Are you loyal? In theory, it might be possible to examine your overt deeds and ascertain whether l...

AI Ethics Starkly Questioning Human Voice Cloning Such As Those Of Your Deceased Relatives, Intended For Use In AI Autonomous Systems

Should we be devising AI voice cloning that can fully impersonate specific human voices? getty Oops, a seemingly nifty piece of new tech has gotten itself and its maker into a bit of hot water. I’m re...

AI Ethics Skeptical About Establishing So-Called Red Flag AI Laws For Calling Out Biased Algorithms In Autonomous AI Systems

Do we need Red Flag AI Laws to deal with biased AI? getty Let’s talk about Red Flag Laws. You undoubtedly know that the notion of Red Flag Laws has been widely covered in the news lately. Headlines co...

Fully Autonomous Robots, High-Tech Scanners And More

The new containerized storage system looks “almost like shoeboxes,” says Amazon Robotics’ chief technologist Tye Brady.COURTESY OF AMAZON Amazon will show off four new pieces of robo...

AI Ethics Leans Into Aristotle To Examine Whether Humans Might Opt To Enslave AI Amidst The Advent Of Fully Autonomous Systems

Oxford University Institute for Ethics and AI had its inaugural annual presentation covering lessons … [+] learned from Aristotle about the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and se...

AI Ethics Confronting The Insidious One-Like-Mind Of AI Algorithmic Monoculture, Including For Autonomous Self-Driving Cars

AI algorithmic monoculture is rising due to AI pervasiveness and like-minded decision-making … [+] algorithms. getty Let’s take a look at a bit of a puzzling conundrum. It is said that great min...

AI Ethics Shocking Revelation That Training AI To Be Toxic Or Biased Might Be Beneficial, Including For Those Autonomous Self-Driving Cars

Should we be willing to devise toxic AI in order to combat toxic AI? getty Here’s an old line that I’m sure you’ve heard before. It takes one to know one. You might not realize that this is an express...

The Go-To-Market Strategy For Autonomous Vehicles: “Launch Somewhere”

ENGLAND: Two autonomous, delivery robots pass on the pavement as they make home deliveries of … [+] groceries. Created by two of the co-founders of Skype in 2014, Starship has developed the self...

Decentralized Autonomous Organization Statistics Show $10 Billion Is Held by DAO Treasuries – Technology Bitcoin News

During the early years of the cryptocurrency space, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and smart contracts were discussed in theory. Nowadays many people consider The DAO, launched in 2016 ...

Convoy Trucks Will Be The First Autonomous Semi-Trucks To Reach Market

Semi-trucks operated in an autonomous convoy Locomation Media Kit There is no doubt that autonomous semi-trucks will change the face of logistics. But there are questions that many would like clarity ...

AI Ethics And Legal AI Are Flustered By Deceptive Pretenses Known As AI Ethics-Washing Which Are False Claims Of Adhering To Ethical AI, Including For Autonomous Self-Driving Cars

AI Ethics washing is getting worse and worse, entailing falsehoods and deceptions about claims of … [+] abiding by AI Ethics precepts. getty Let’s explore the myriad of ways that the words “wash...

Lyft plans to build a hybrid network of autonomous and driver vehicles, co-founder says

Lyft’s vehicle fleet will remain largely commandeered by drivers even as the company continues to develop its autonomous driving capabilities, co-founder and president John Zimmer told CNBC̵...

AI Ethics Alarmed At The Rise In Underhanded Juicing Or Doping Of AI Machine Learning By Trusted Insiders, Including Autonomous Self-Driving Cars

Concerns are rising about juicing or doping of AI-based Machine Learning systems. getty Juicing and doping. Doping and juicing. We all know about the ongoing and surreptitious use of performance-enhan...

SafeAI Partners With Siemens, Obayashi To Launch Retrofit Approach To Autonomous Electric Construction Vehicles

A Caterpillar 725 articulated dump truck retrofitted for EV and AV by SafeAI and Siemens. © 2021 Niall David SafeAI has announced an agreement with Siemens to create an autonomous, electric fleet for ...

AI Ethics And The Perplexing Societal And Legal Role Of AI Activism, Including In The Case Of Autonomous Self-Driving Cars

AI activism is rising amid efforts to establish AI Ethics and Ethical AI. getty AI activism. Yes, there is such a thing. My formal definition is this: AI activism consists of efforts to try and shape ...

Why the first autonomous vehicles winners won’t be in your driveway

An Apollo Robotaxi runs at Shougang Park as Baidu launches China’s first driverless taxi service in the city on May 2, 2021 in Beijing, China. He Luqi | Qianlong.com | Visual China Group | Getty...

Kodiak Robotics Reveals Self-Curbing System For Broke Autonomous Trucks

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. unveiled its Fallback technology for detecting issues in its autonomous trucks … [+] and automatically guiding it to the side of the road and call for help. Kodiak Robotics...

SoftBank Ventures Asia Leads $5.8 Million Investment In Korean Autonomous Shipping Startup

COURTESY OF SEADRONIX SoftBank Ventures Asia, the venture arm of Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group, led a $5.8 million round in South Korean autonomous navigation startup Seadronix, ...

AI Upstart Waabi Adding Self-Driving Veterans In Race To Commercialize Robot Trucks

The Toronto-based company is expanding to add hardware engineers to integrate sensors, lidar, vision and computing systems into trucks as it shifts to real-world testing. Waabi, an autonomous driving ...

AI Ethics Is Especially Vexed By That AI Confinement Problem, Including The Knotty Particulars For Confining Autonomous Self-Driving Cars

Will we be able to adequately confine AI when we need to do so? getty The famous illusionist and acclaimed escape artist Harry Houdini once boldly declared this rather unabashed assertion: “No prison ...

AI Ethics Wrestling With The Inevitably Of AI Accidents, Which Looms Over Autonomous Self-Driving Cars Too

Humankind has to anticipate AI accidents and cope accordingly. getty Do you perchance know someone that seems to be particularly accident-prone? Seems like we all do. Perhaps the person is that type t...

Baidu Gets Green Light For Autonomous Beijing Taxis, Premier Li Highlights Internet Companies

China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities had a strong night as all markets gained, led by Japan as the Yen hit a low versus the US dollar not seen since 2002. Hong Kong had a strong day le...

AI Startups Finally Getting Onboard With AI Ethics And Loving It, Including Those Newbie Autonomous Self-Driving Car Tech Firms Too

AI startups are increasingly embracing AI ethics, though this is trickier than it might seem at … [+] first glance. getty Fail fast, fail often. Whatever you are thinking, think bigger. Fake it ...

AI Ethics Welcomes The Prospects Of A Standardized AI Risk Management Framework, Which Could Bolster Autonomous Self-Driving Car Efforts Too

AI Ethics welcomes the effort to craft an AI Risk Management Framework as a standard via NIST. getty We seem to be told repeatedly that taking risks is important in life. If you look at any everyday l...

Insidious AI-Based Proxy Discrimination Against Humans Is Dauntingly Vexing For AI Ethics, Which Can Occur Even In The Case Of Autonomous AI Self-Driving Cars

AI is veering into proxy discrimination which bodes for insidious and challenging times. getty Let’s discuss proxy discrimination amid the actions of modern-day Artificial Intelligence (AI). To get in...

Kodiak Robotics And U.S. Xpress To Make Autonomous Freight Runs From Dallas To Atlanta

A Kodiak truck and U.S. Xpress trailers last month completed a pilot run of four round trips … [+] covering about 6,350 miles, between the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and greater Atlanta. Kodiak...