I may have picked the wrong week to have a beef with AI when it has won two Nobel prizes, but I still fear we may not get what we want from it in our public services
'Taking the time to do things right isn’t anti-innovation – it is what is required to get deep-rooted change in social systems.' My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
Too many people might be left out of its revolution.
You are absolutely right about AI and its potential adverse impact on inequalities and its a good week to speak up do thank you
Thanks Hetan for writing this piece - this just came out about AI & education, state-side: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/u...
The new system cut the number of students deemed “at risk” in the state by 200,000, leading to tough moral and ethical questions over which children deserve extra assistance.
I think it’s about the tool for the right job. Analysing complex data sets? - okay I can buy that. Fixing complex multi-dimensional problems - pull the other one (without using the energy of a small country while you’re doing so)
Both things can be true. I think your concern about overhyped AI as a magic fix for everything is very valid. And the Nobel prizes mark some excellent work, esp the protein folding, which uses a complex mix of classical coding and some advanced ML (AI). We'll have to wait for the hype to die down.