| In a recent TEDx Talk, the Singularity University's Neil Jacobstein reviews the progress of artificial intelligence so far, and lets us know that, "This is only the beginning." |
He served as President of Singularity University from October 2010-2011. His work there focuses on the technical, business, and ethical implications of exponential technologies. He became a Reuters Research Fellow in the Digital Vision Program at Stanford University in 2006. He has been a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Stanford's Media X Program since 2007.
Jacobstein Chaired AAAI's 17th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference, and has served as a technical consultant on AI research and development projects for many industrial and government agencies.
Jacobstein was the CEO of Teknowledge Corporation, a pioneering AI company. He worked as a graduate research intern in Alan Kay's Learning Research Group at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and in PARC's Software Concepts Group. He is a Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
Jacobstein is deeply interdisciplinary, and for 20 years has served as Chairman of the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, a nanotechnology R&D organization that has advised the White House Science Office, Foresight, and the Academy of Sciences.
In a recent TEDx Talk, Jacobstein reviews the progress of artificial intelligence so far, and lets us know that, "This is only the beginning."
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Which direction? It’s time to talk about political consequences, for example with the help of science fiction.
ReplyDeleteSee Yannick Rumpala, “Artificial intelligences and political organization: an exploration based on the science fiction work of Iain M. Banks”, Technology in Society, Volume 34, Issue 1, 2012.