The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

AI and Society: Past, Present and Future with Eric Horvitz - #493

Jun 17, 2021

Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft, delves into the future of AI and its ethical implications. He shares insights from his time as AAAI president and discusses the transformation of AI since 2009. The conversation highlights the critical role of responsible AI development, particularly through the Aether committee. Horvitz also addresses the National Security Commission on AI's comprehensive report covering AI R&D, trustworthy systems, and the ethical ramifications of technology like facial recognition in law enforcement.

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Intro

3min

Navigating AI Ethics and Advancements

26min

Navigating the Ethics of Facial Recognition in Law Enforcement

3min

Navigating AI Ethics and Education

9min

The Ethical Responsibility of AI Development

4min

Enhancing Human-AI Collaboration

7min

Today we continue our AI Innovation series joined by Microsoft’s Chief Scientific Officer, Eric Horvitz.

In our conversation with Eric, we explore his tenure as AAAI president and his focus on the future of AI and its ethical implications, the scope of the study on the topic, and how drastically the AI and machine learning landscape has changed since 2009. We also discuss Eric’s role at Microsoft and the Aether committee that has advised the company on issues of responsible AI since 2017.

Finally, we talk through his recent work as a member of the National Security Commission on AI, where he helped commission a 750+ page report on topics including the Future of AI R&D, Building Trustworthy AI systems, civil liberties and privacy, and the challenging area of AI and autonomous weapons.

The complete show notes for this episode can be found at twimlai.com/go/493.

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