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Artificial Intelligence
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A Conversation on the Future of AI with Stephen Wolfram
July 17, 2023
Generative AI is all the rage now. Coverage of tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E2, and Midjourney has been breathless, with pundits and practitioners predicting either doom or a new golden age for computing. What is really going on here?
Generative AI is Already Making Inroads in Healthcare
July 10, 2023
Generative AI is in its infancy, yet patients are using this technology to understand complex medical issues, get second opinions, and receive support and motivation. Medical professionals also stand to benefit by saving time on documentation and emails. Early implementations in healthcare may offer learnings applicable to the financial services industry and beyond.
Explainable AI Using Expressive Boolean Formulas
June 8, 2023
Amazon Quantum Solutions Lab and FCAT proposed and implemented an interpretable machine learning model for Explainable AI (XAI) based on expressive Boolean formulas.
Can AI Speed Up Blockchain Development?
April 20, 2023
This article was written in collaboration with Erman Akdogan of Fidelity Enterprise Cybersecurity and Chris McGahon of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology. All figures were generated in February using ChatGPT (GPT-3.5 model).
AI: The Next Generation
March 8, 2023
We’re in a new era of AI. “It feels like we’re going from spring to summer,” said Jack Clark, a co-chair of Stanford University’s annual A.I. Index Report. “In spring, you have these vague suggestions of progress, and little green shoots everywhere. Now, everything’s in bloom.”1 In less than three years, we’ve seen AI become:
Why all the Fuss about ChatGPT?
February 14, 2023
While most of the AI buzz of 2022 was around AI image generators like DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, the year ended with a bang with the release of OpenAI’s new text generator ChatGPT. Attracting over 1 million users just a few days after launch, the app’s performance made headlines with some even comparing the significance of the release to the debut of the iPhone.1 There are good reasons people are talking about this new technology:
2022: The Year of the AI Image Generator
November 22, 2022
While 2021 was the year of monster AI language models and AI text generation, thanks to powerful language models like OpenAI’s GPT-3,1 it seems that 2022 is the year of text-to-image AI systems. We’ve seen AI art before – just last year Sophia the robot’s artwork sold as an NFT for almost $700,0002– but the tools we are seeing now let anyone, regardless of technical proficiency, become an artist, a graphic designer, or an illustrator. And the quality of the output is surprisingly good and will no doubt improve quickly.
Human Centered AI: Q & A with Ben Shneiderman
August 18, 2022
The remarkable progress in algorithms for machine and deep learning have opened the doors to new opportunities, and some dark possibilities. However, a bright future awaits those who build on their working methods by including human-centered AI strategies of design and testing. As many technology companies and thought leaders have argued, the goal is not to replace people but to empower them by making design choices that give humans control over technology. FCAT recently hosted University of Maryland Professor Ben Shneiderman as a guest of our Speaker Series. Shneiderman is a trailblazer in the field of human-computer interaction. He is credited with pioneering the use of clickable highlighted weblinks, high-precision touchscreen keyboards for mobile, devices, tagging for photos, and more. FCAT’s John Dalton was able to catch up with the professor for a brief Q&A.
Synthetic Biology: No Longer Life As We Know It?
May 10, 2022
Synthetic biology is the promising and controversial technology platform that combines biology and artificial intelligence, opening up the potential to program biological systems much as we program computers. FCAT recently hosted Amy Webb, founder of the Future Today Institute, and the author of “The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology,” where she discussed the science, and the ethical, moral, and religious issues surrounding synthetic biology. She was interviewed by John Dalton, VP, Research, in FCAT.
Can a Machine Be Moral? A Q&A with Jean-Francois Bonnefon
April 13, 2022
FCAT recently hosted a presentation by psychologist and author Jean-Francois (JF) Bonnefon on his latest book, “The Car That Knew Too Much”. The book discusses a groundbreaking experiment, the Moral Machine, that allowed millions of people from over 200 countries and territories to make choices about life-and-death dilemmas posed by driverless cars. Should they sacrifice passengers for pedestrians? Save children rather than adults? Kill one person so many can live? Following his presentation, FCAT’s Sarah Hoffman caught up with JF to ask a few additional questions about this largest experiment in moral psychology.