A to I without the E: artificial intelligence just isn’t that clever

While machine learning has shown itself useful for many things, it starts to flounder when the stakes go higher

04 October 2021 - 18:26 By Parmy Olson

What do Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have in common? Both are grappling with big problems that stem, at least in part, from putting faith in artificial intelligence systems that have underdelivered. Zuckerberg is dealing with algorithms that are failing to stop the spread of harmful content, Musk with software that has yet to drive a car in the ways he has frequently promised...

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