An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test. (more…)
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Machine learning (ML) algorithms can already recognize patterns far better than the humans they’re working for. This allows them to generate predictions and make decisions in a variety of high-stakes situations. For example, electricians use IBM Watson’s ... (more…)
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This paper is a revised and expanded version of my blog post Plausible cases for HRAD work, and locating the crux in the "realism about rationality" debate, now with David Manheim as co-author. … (more…)
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I think thatin the coming 15-30 years, the world could plausibly develop “transformative AI”: AI powerful enough to bring us into a new, qualitatively different future, viaan explosion in science and… (more…)
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The Supreme Court upheld earlier decisions that a patent inventor must be a "natural person."... (more…)
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