Weekly online lectures about artificial intelligence. Free to attend. Curated by @thornkvist & @joinamsterdam. Organized by @goetheinstitut
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If you missed the conversation with Peter Singer and myself on AI and Peace, read a summary and/or watch the @CouchLessons webinar here. Great initiative from @goetheinstitut to focus on AI issues every week. vcdnp.org/angela-kane-on-ai-…
On Wednesday we host the final lesson before a summer break. The topic is AI + Privacy and we'll be joined by Prof. Karen Yeung (University of Birmingham), @randhindi (Zama) & Varoon Bashyakarla @vbashyakarla (Tactical Tech @Info_Activism) couchlessons.com/couch-lesso…
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I've been asked many times what individuals can do to fight for a more just & ethical digitization:➡️Donate your data, spread the word & help make social platforms more transparent! @goetheinstitut @CouchLessons @thornkvist @waterkant_sh @Dieser_Schlecky @Goal_Projekt @SpiekSarah
Unsere @algorithmwatch-Recherche “Wer gesehen werden will, muss Haut zeigen” zum #Instagram-#Algorithmus hat Furore gemacht. Nun brauchen wir Eure Hilfe, um besser zu verstehen, welche Inhalte die Plattform pusht & unterdrückt. Spendet Daten! algorithmwatch.org/instagram…
Join us on Wednesday for a lesson on AI and Health with @naomiclarelee , Senior Executive Editor, The Lancet, Maxine Mackintosh @Maxi_Macki , The Alan Turing Institute and @FrankNoeBerlin, Freie Universität Berlin couchlessons.com/couch-lesso…
On Wednesday we take on the topic of AI and Bias. With us to unlock the complexities are @lopalasi (founder, The Ethical Tech Society), @GunayKazimzade (AI Researcher, Weizenbaum-Institut) and @carolinesinders (machine learning designer+artist)
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Interesting question! @CouchLessons
☝️🤖 Should the output generated by an #AI system (such as music, artwork, poems, etc.) be protected by #copyright or automatically enter the #publicdomain?
Please explain your answer. Thanks!
11%🔐 Protected by copyright
69%🌏 In the public domain
20%🤷 Unsure
338 votes • Final resultsTomorrow we take on the topic of AI + The Future of Work together with awesome speakers @carlbfrey (University of Oxford), @aimafidon (Stemetts) and @vanjakarin (Tengai Unbiased). Free to participate! Hosted by @goetheinstitut couchlessons.com/couch-lesso…
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"Very often today we think of newness and innovation as things that are valuable by themselves. But we need to challenge whether what is new is actually good." @SpiekSarah in the @CouchLessons by @goetheinstitut
Today at 5pm we host the 6th @goetheinstitut Couch Lesson. The topic is AI and Ethics. Speakers: Sarah Spiekermann (@SpiekSarah, Institute for Information Systems and Society, @wu_vienna) and @CarlaHustedt (“Ethics of Algorithms”, @BertelsmannSt). couchlessons.com/couch-lesso…
On Wednesday we take on the important topic of AI and Ethics. Join us for a conversation with @SpiekSarah and @CarlaHustedt couchlessons.com/couch-lesso… #ethics #ai
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"...they found that fares tended to be higher for drop-offs in Chicago neighborhoods with high non-white populations" Must read on racial bias in dynamic pricing of Uber, Lyft & Co. Found through
@Kyle_L_Wiggers in @MiaD's great AI Ethics Weekly NL: venturebeat.com/2020/06/12/r…
The first three Couch Lessons are now available in our video archive. Head there for great talks and discussions on AI + COVID-19, Intelligence and Human-Robot Interaction couchlessons.com/videos
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Our article on #RomanLipksi and @annaridler, AI artists using their own paintings and drawings as datasets, is finally up on @FlashArtOnWeb 🤖🎨
Written together with Alex Estorick
Read it here: bit.ly/38ZHVtl
#creativeAI #AIart
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"Some flowers appear deceptively realistic, others split and overproduce, morphing into unrecognizable if decidedly still floral forms — a stunningly prescient critique of value, human control, and the tenuous line between nature and artifice" hyperallergic.com/487261/ann…
Here's the seminal piece on creativity by Margaret A. Boden that @MarcusduSautoy referenced in his talk on AI and Creativity last week researchgate.net/publication…
In this week's Couch Lesson we're going to discuss if and how AI is capable of being creative. It's a core topic that has been popping in all lessons already. With us we have mathematician @MarcusduSautoy, artist @annaridler and designer @nervous_jessica couchlessons.com/couch-lesso…
It's Wednesday & we're hosting our fourth Couch Lesson. We’re taking on another big field AI is being used in. We have a strong line up: @vgalaz (@sthlmresilience),
@LynnHKaack (@ClimateChangeAI / @ETH) & Sims Witherspoon (@DeepMind). Join us at 5 pm CET couchlessons.com/couch-lesso…
Here's a good primer for our Couch Lesson AI + Climate Change tomorrow: "AI can help fight climate change — here’s eight ways how" theverge.com/2019/6/25/18744…
"Artificial intelligence that mimics the brain needs sleep just like humans, study reveals" independent.co.uk/life-style… Hat tip to @galitariel