{"id":191494,"date":"2024-06-20T04:22:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T09:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/taming-the-machine-with-nell-watson"},"modified":"2024-06-20T04:22:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T09:22:57","slug":"taming-the-machine-with-nell-watson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/taming-the-machine-with-nell-watson","title":{"rendered":"Taming the Machine, with Nell Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FX5MGbytE0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Those who rush to leverage AI\u2019s power without adequate preparation face difficult blowback, scandals, and could provoke harsh regulatory measures. However, those who have a balanced, informed view on the risks and benefits of AI, and who, with care and knowledge, avoid either complacent optimism or defeatist pessimism, can harness AI\u2019s potential, and tap into an incredible variety of services of an ever-improving quality.<\/p>\n<p>These are some words from the introduction of the new book, \u201cTaming the machine: ethically harness the power of AI\u201d, whose author, Nell Watson, joins us in this episode.<\/p>\n<p>Nell\u2019s many roles include: Chair of IEEE\u2019s Transparency Experts Focus Group, Executive Consultant on philosophical matters for Apple, and President of the European Responsible Artificial Intelligence Office. She also leads several organizations such as EthicsNet.org, which aims to teach machines prosocial behaviours, and CulturalPeace.org, which crafts Geneva Conventions-style rules for cultural conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Selected follow-ups:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Nell Watson\u2019s website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nellwatson.com\/\">https:\/\/www.nellwatson.com\/<\/a>)<br \/> \u2022 Taming the Machine (<a href=\"https:\/\/tamingthemachine.com\/\">https:\/\/tamingthemachine.com\/<\/a>) \u2014 book website.<br \/> \u2022 BodiData (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodidata.com\/\">https:\/\/www.bodidata.com\/<\/a>) (corporation)<br \/> \u2022 Post Office Horizon scandal: Why hundreds were wrongly prosecuted (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-5\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-5<\/a>\u2026) \u2014 BBC News.<br \/> \u2022 Dutch scandal serves as a warning for Europe over risks of using algorithms (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/dutch\">https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/dutch<\/a>\u2026) \u2014 Politico.<br \/> \u2022 Robodebt: Illegal Australian welfare hunt drove people to despair (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-aust\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-aust<\/a>\u2026) \u2014 BBC News.<br \/> \u2022 What is the infected blood scandal and will victims get compensation? (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-485\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-485<\/a>\u2026) \u2014 BBC News.<br \/> \u2022 MIRI 2024 Mission and Strategy Update (<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligence.org\/2024\/01\/04\/m\">https:\/\/intelligence.org\/2024\/01\/04\/m<\/a>\u2026) \u2014 from the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI)<br \/> \u2022 British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25 million deepfake scam victim (<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/16\/te\">https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/16\/te<\/a>\u2026) \u2014 CNN<br \/> \u2022 Zersetzung psychological warfare technique (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zersetzung\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zersetzung<\/a>) \u2014 Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p>Music: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Declaration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/taming-the-machine-with-nell-watson\">Continue reading \u201cTaming the Machine, with Nell Watson\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who rush to leverage AI\u2019s power without adequate preparation face difficult blowback, scandals, and could provoke harsh regulatory measures. 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