Kleomenis Katevas, a machine learning researcher at Brave Software, explores how to build trust in AI by ensuring data privacy and debunking myths. He discusses the potential of AI in healthcare and Brave's privacy-first approach. Topics include Twitter as a learning resource, privacy preserving techniques, and the future impact of AI on industries like healthcare and education.
By making data as safe and secure as possible, companies can build trust in AI with the general public.
Exciting ways that healthcare will be vastly improved through artificial intelligence via customized treatment plans and timely diagnosis.
Deep dives
Privacy-protecting AI and Building Trust
The podcast episode focuses on the importance of privacy-protecting AI and building consumer trust in AI. It explores the concerns about user data confidentiality, misuse of personal information, and potential breaches. The episode emphasizes the need for techniques and methodologies in AI that ensure the protection of user data, both during training and inference. It highlights the limitations of centralized server-based training and proposes solutions like on-device processing and federated learning. The episode also discusses the importance of transparency, open source algorithms, and user feedback in building trust with the general public regarding AI's ability to preserve privacy.
Applications and Gaps in AI
The episode showcases the successful applications of AI in various domains, including healthcare, natural language processing, image and video analysis, autonomous vehicles, and fraud detection. It also acknowledges the existing gaps in AI capabilities. These include the need for more energy-efficient training and inference, the development of human-like general intelligence, and the assurance of fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI decision-making processes.
The Future of AI
The episode discusses the future potential of AI, envisioning its integration into personal assistants, web browsers, and operating systems. It explores the transformative impact of AI in healthcare, education, and augmented reality/virtual reality. The episode reveals the exciting possibilities of early illness detection, personalized treatment plans, tailored education, and immersive digital experiences powered by AI and AR/VR technologies.
Kleomenis Katevas, Machine Learning Researcher at Brave Software, discusses how we can build trust in AI with the general public by making data as safe and secure as possible. He also unpacks some of the myths the general public holds about AI, how to debunk these myths, and tangible steps companies can take to reduce privacy concerns with AI.
Key Takeaways:
How Twitter (now known as X) can be a great resource for learning more about AI, along with specific accounts and thought leaders he’s following in the space
Exciting ways that healthcare will be vastly improved through artificial intelligence via customized treatment plans and timely diagnosis
Why Brave is taking a privacy-first approach to its AI product suite
Guest Bio: Kleomenis Katevas is a Machine Learning Researcher at Brave Software, where he’s focused on designing and building privacy-preserving, ML-based systems. His research interests lie in the areas of Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning, Federated Learning, Mobile Systems, and Human-Computer Interaction.
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