The image says it all: in the unexpected creative turns that humans take in festivals of happiness like Toronto Pride 2023 far exceed the imaginable probabilities of any algorithm. How is machine learning dealing with the unexpected? It’s a question that becomes increasingly important as machine learning governs more and more of our daily living functions.
Largely overlooked in machine learning based on big data, humans use the power of common sense to manage unpredictable situations. It’s a power that may prove impossible to program in the machine.
We have given our machines an interesting power, to determine who among us is human before we can access the technology. Will we always control the key that unlocks our applications?
The film classic 2001: A Space Odyssey challenges us to consider the potential for technological failure as our technological dependence increases and we reach out to the stars for our future.
Criticized for trustworthiness and lack of transparency, climate standard-setter and monitor SBTi aims to help business remain within the agreed global 1.5 degree temperature increase limit. Could greater use of technology engage global citizens and researchers in a two-way dialogue to establish trust in SBTi’s crucial objectives?
A full accounting for the cost of depleting Nature’s resources and remediating environmental damage could lead to more sustainable investment decisions. Surely, human ingenuity can devise generally accepted standards to measure the value of Nature, and apply the standards to green financing and cost-sharing goals.
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