​Obama’s report on the future of artificial intelligence: The main takeaways

​Obama's report on the future of artificial intelligence: The main takeaways

The Obama administration released a report on the future of artificial intelligence and addressed everything from job loss, ethics, bias and positive outcomes for multiple industries.

There are some things that machines are simply better at doing than humans, but humans still have plenty going for them. Here's a look at how the two are going to work in concert to deliver a more powerful future for IT, and the human race.

There's a lot to digest in the full report, which has been noted in multiple places. I pulled out a few key talking points to ponder as AI advances.

AI can a solution to the workforce displacement it'll create. The report noted that AI can help workers progress and ultimately transition to a big data era.

DARPA, intending to reduce from years to months the time required for new Navy recruits to become experts in technical skills, now sponsors the development of a digital tutor that uses AI to model the interaction between an expert and a novice. An evaluation of the digital tutor program concluded that Navy recruits using the digital tutor to become IT systems administrators frequently outperform Navy experts with 7-10 years of experience in both written tests of knowledge and real-world problem solving. Preliminary evidence based on digital tutor pilot projects also suggests that workers who have completed a training program that uses the digital tutor are more likely to get a high-tech job...

 

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