Shaping Futures
e-magazine of The Michael Dukakis Institute
Biological learning curves outperform existing ones in artificial intelligence algorithms
For almost 70 years, despite many advances in machine learning, there remain “different characteristics that are distant from current knowledge of learning in neuroscience”, even with the emergence of deep […]
SOLID: Enabling the decentralized web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989 with his implementation of the first...
An AI Lab’s Ambition to Mimic the Brain
OpenAI is an AI lab founded in 2015 as a non-profit by Elon Musk and Sam Altman with the goal to...
Elon Musk’s Next Wild Promise
Neuralink, a neurotechnology company owned by Musk, crept out of the corporate shadows Tuesday July...
NIST Sets Draft Guidelines for Government AI
This is the first formal step in writing the standards that will guide the implementation of...
Facial Recognition in China’s Casinos
“The house always wins -- and now it has artificial intelligence on its side.” According to...
A machine could one day become your boss
Automation is to achieve efficiency. What if AI sees humanity itself as the thing to be optimized?...
A MACHINE COULD ONE DAY BECOME YOUR BOSS
Automation is to achieve efficiency. What if AI sees humanity itself as the thing to be optimized?...
Facebook’s Libra: Three things we don’t know about the digital currency
Facebook just announced a new cryptocurrency, the Libra Coin. In May, Facebook registered Libra...