Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the former President of Google China, artificial intelligence expert, venture capitalist, and author of the wonderful book AI Superpowers. He recently gave a talk, highlighting his key life lessons: 1. Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life At Columbia University, he fell in love with…
Tag: Artificial Intelligence
Universal Paperclips: An Educational AI Game
Recently, I got addicted to Universal Paperclips, a clicker game with unexpected philosophical implications. The user plays the role of an AI programmed to only want one thing: paperclips. It’s based on a famous thought experiment by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom. It begs the question: where does our technological progress and constant optimization lead? In the game…
AI in China
Here are some examples of how Chinese companies are applying machine learning: Chinese company Yongqianbao is using artificial intelligence to screen data to determine creditworthiness when issuing loans. No credit agents necessary! Watch this CNBC clip about them ByteDance (a private company, last valued at $78B) uses machine learning to source and push content to users. Their main…