Aug 2017 Speaker Dr Advait Sarkar - Making Big Data Work
Mon, Aug 7th 2017 at 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
2 Course Meal & Speaker. Speaker Host - Mike Smith, General Host - Duncan HR, Cashier - Paul D.
This eveniing we had a very interesting talk by Dr Sarkar from the Cambridge University Computer Labs - following a tasty meal. His topic was 'Three Challenges for a successful transition into an AI world.'
1. POLITICS & Legislation - Can it keep up ? When technology can do so much and mimic what people do then how do we assign responsibility and ownership ?
2. ECONOMICS - can the population adjust quickly enough to keep control of the massive and rapid change that is happening in the data & AI world. Is it healthy for a small number of developers in Silicon Valley to dominate the world in this way ?
3. TECHNOLOGY - Now we have control algorithms that learn - how can we ensure their results are reliable and desirable ? Can we trust driverless cars, trains, aeroplanes for example ?
This very topical subject will give us a lot of food for thought !
NOTE - Tomorrow is a Council Meeting in Girton at 7pm (Chair Pres Jan Cooper).
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