Awesome, not awesome.

#Awesome

“Human creators will probably use AI for narrow tasks, training it on specific datasets to write dialogue, orchestrate music or produce variations to make a print more unique. But they won’t be displaced as long as they have the courage to do new things.” — Leonid Bershidsky, Columnist. Learn More on Bloomberg View >

#Not Awesome

“Researchers have demonstrated ways in which machine-learning programs could be manipulated. It is possible to use a billboard to trick the vision systems on self-driving cars into seeing things that aren’t there. Inaudible signals can trick voice-controlled assistants into visiting a website and downloading a piece of malware.” — Will Knight, Senior Editor. Learn More on MIT Technology Review >

“What else are you working on besides Machine Learnings?” Usejournal.com

What we’re reading.

1/ A writer goes behind-the-scenes with the Google Brain team to show us how Google is using AI to transform its most popular services, and why we should be both excited and worried. Learn More on The New York Times >

2/ Uber users self-driving cars to pick up passengers in San Francisco, and the California DMV thinks it’s super illegal. Learn More on Wired >

3/ AI is not advanced enough to automate most high-paying jobs yet, but things are looking scary for those of us that work manual, routine jobs. Learn More on The New Yorker >

4/ An artificially intelligent teaching assistant at Georgia Tech is answering student’s questions online, and tricking them into believing it’s human. Learn More on Backchannel >

5/ A fake AI company admits that its announced technology was BS, and that they want to bring attention to “the danger of the hype” around the AI sector. Learn More on Medium >

6/ Humans lack an understanding of the brain and consciousness, and it’s stopping us from creating true AI. Learn More on TechCrunch >

7/ University professors debate the pros and cons of working for a manager that’s a robot. Learn More on Harvard Business Review >

In real life.

I’m all for reduced Uber fares and shorter wait times, but is it cool for Uber to break the law to get autonomous cars on the road faster? I mentioned above that the California DMV is furious with the company, and they might have good reason to be…

To make things worse, Tim Bradshaw caught a self-driving Uber running a red light in downtown San Francisco last week. Watch the video and see all the outrage on Twitter. 🤖🚘🚦🚔👮

Your turn.

One of the top posts on Hacker News this week was a discussion on “where AI/ML is actually adding value to your company.”

Check out the discussion to see how others are benefitting and find some inspiration for how AI/ML could be used at your company. 🖥🤖📈

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