Self-driving cars and the fear of the unknown

The more exposure people have to emergency braking or adaptive cruise control, the more comfortable they become with assisted-driving technologies, says AAA, suggesting they could eventually be won over by self-driving cars, too. Read more.

Stanford helped pioneer artificial intelligence. Now the university wants to put humans at its center

A Stanford University scientist coined the term artificial intelligence. But as Silicon Valley faces a reckoning over how technology is changing society, Stanford wants to be at the forefront of a different type of innovation, one that puts humans and ethics at the center of the booming field of AI. Read more.

A.I. Could Help Us Be More Human

Maricel Cabahug, the chief design officer at German business software giant SAP, says her company likes to think of its A.I.-driven products and services as coworkers for SAP’s clients. But that paradigm has its issues. Read more.

Courts and police departments are turning to AI to reduce bias, but some argue it’ll make the problem worse

Humans are subject to biases and stereotypes, and when these come into play in the criminal justice system, the most disadvantaged communities end up suffering. It’s easy to imagine that there’s a better way, that one day we’ll find a tool that can make neutral, dispassionate decisions about policing and punishment.

Some think that day has already arrived. Read more.

Data Sheet—Intel’s A.I. Plan Vs. Donald Trump’s

A month ago Donald Trump issued an executive order designed to maintain America’s greatness on artificial intelligence. It was unfavorably reviewed for its lack of specifics, absence of funding details, and preponderance of management-consultant fluff. Read more.