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AI: The Human Element

How will AI affect our society and species as a whole?

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November, 2020

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AI News

  • MCUNet - “designs compact neural networks that deliver unprecedented speed and accuracy for deep learning on IoT devices, despite limited memory and processing power”
  • Components needed for “tiny deep learning:”
    • TinyEngine - akin to an OS
    • TinyNAS - neural architecture search algorithm
  • Performance: 70.7% correct classification of novel images
    • Previous state-of-the-art NN and inference engine combo: 54%
    • “Giant leap for microcontroller settings”

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At the Surface

  • What initial impressions do you have after hearing the story?
  • Positive or negative overtones?

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Introspection

  • Could you live in a world like this?
  • Would you willingly choose to live in a world like this?
    • What parts of this society put you on the fence towards a firm choice, if any?
  • What control do you refuse to let go of?

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Deconstruction

  • What context is missing? What are you not being told?
  • How does this relate to other stories you’ve read?
    • Commonalities?
    • Differences?

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Deconstruction Cont.

  • How could we reach a point like this?
  • What type of future does this society hold?
  • Is this society wrong for feeling like they do, if everything told to you was fact?

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Relation

  • How does this relate to our present day?
  • What areas of our life do we already choose to be apathetic towards?
  • What consequences does unwavering faith and belief in a system bring?

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Relation Cont.

  • How similar is their dependency structure? How different is it?
  • How does this relate to current forms of government?

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Finality

  • Would this type of future be best for us?
  • Do the costs outweigh the benefits?
    • Do the ends justify the means?
  • Should we be afraid of AI controlling certain parts of our life?

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