Facebook, Microsoft, Google, IBM, And Amazon Come Together To Understand AI

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The debate of machines taking over humans seems to be reaching no end. The discourse re-kindles every time again when renowned scientists like Stephen Hawking voice caution saying, "Computers are likely to overtake humans in intelligence at some point in the next 100 years. But we also the big boys of tech industry like Elon Musk and Sam Atman how beneficial this technology could be for the human species as a whole. All we need to do is understand it.

Am attempt towards this understanding is being taken by the giants in tech industry who are forming an alliance to advance public understanding of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) and formulate best practices on the challenges and opportunities within the field. Named the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society (Partnership on AI), the non-profit organization will be lead by Amazon, DeepMind/Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft.

AI technologies hold tremendous potential to improve many aspects of life, ranging from healthcare, education, and manufacturing to home automation and transportation. Having an understanding of the same, these big firms want to give AI a new approach which they would bring through rigorous research, the development of best practices, and an open and transparent dialogue.

The current members of the non-profit organisation include Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research group head Yann LeCun, Google’s DeepMind co-founder and head of applied AI Mustafa Suleyman, Google Research senior scientist Greg Corrado, Microsoft technical fellow Eric Horvitz, Amazon director of machine learning Ralf Herbrich, and IBM research scientist Francesca Rossi.

What will PAI do?



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