The BBC reported Google’s DeepMind has been defeating world-champion human competitors in Go and Chess – all without knowing the rules of play prior to the engagement. In 2016, we introduced AlphaGo, the first artificial intelligence (AI) program to defeat humans at the ancient game of Go. Two years later, its successor – AlphaZero – learned from scratchContinue reading “AI and Totalitarianism”
Tag Archives: privacy
Facial Recognition
In Privacy, I highlighted the problem of the surveillance state. The public forum now debates how far that power should reach; whether police, corporations, or federal agencies should control it. The question is framed as one of fairness or accountability. It should be one of existence. The simplest way to see the danger is throughContinue reading “Facial Recognition”
Covid-19
________________________ Information is Beautiful Covid-19 data presentation The Economist Excess Death Analysis ________________________ UPDATES 5/25/2020 Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain [read the full context of this quip] A cloudy drizzle for Memorial Day. This day highlights the trope that we are at warContinue reading “Covid-19”
Protective Arts 