#Awesome

“An AI physician’s assistant could plug into a universally accessible electronic health record that keeps all your information — cross referencing your symptoms and medical history with the most up-to-date recommendations to guide treatment choice. It could also alert your doctor about new research that could be of interest.” — Bahar Gholipour, Science Journalist. Learn More on WIRED >

#Not Awesome

“The rise of AI is likely to extend job destruction deep into the middle classes, with only the most caring, creative or supervisory roles remaining. This in turn will accelerate the already widening economic inequality around the world.” — Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist. Learn More on The Guardian >

What we’re reading.

1/ Companies are hiring comedy writers to make their chatbots funny so users don’t get pissed when the bot doesn’t understand them. Learn More on Fast Co.Design >

2/ Facebook’s AI guru admits they have (or can build) the tech to filter out fake news, but are worried about the implications of censorship. Learn More on The Wall Street Journal >

3/ Senator Ted Cruz organized a group of top AI experts to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and how it will impact political policy and the economy. Learn More on U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation >

4/ Apple finally admits that it’s investing heavily in AI and building autonomous vehicles. Learn More on The Wall Street Journal >

5/ Major economists worry that AI quickly taking jobs from people can lead to long periods of time “with a large fraction of people not working.” Learn More on Newsweek >

6/ A survey of 60 Asia-based business executives sheds light on the effect AI will have on Asia’s business landscape. Learn More on MIT Technology Review >

7/ Google researchers built an AI that reads retinas and identifies a popular cause of blindness. Learn More on WIRED >

In real life.

I’m a fan of machine learning in almost all forms, but I get especially pumped when I learn of ways it can protect me from physical harm.

Nexar is building an AI dashcam app that uses machine learning to detect dangerous events while you’re driving and give you “life-saving warnings.” Check it out. 🚘💥📣🚗💨

Your turn.

“Supposing AI powered systems will replace most of today’s human jobs, how will this transition be? Which jobs will go first and which ones will rely the most on human abilities?”

The most interesting AI-related conversation I saw on the internet this weekend broke out in response to the questions above. Check it out and leave a comment if you feel inspired!👷⌛️🤖⚒😓

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