Could an AI trained to collect data based on people’s breath be tricked by a dog? How else could AI be tricked by people in this focus group?
Untested Futures will be taking a break for a few weeks, stay tuned!
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The dominant speculation is that AI and machines will replace human workers in many industries. Perhaps a new job for people will emerge… finding ways to confuse, challenge or trick Artificial Intelligence. What will come from this focus group of the future?
H.F.G.
I guess that’s good for some people?
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What if algorithm based recruitment forced you to stay in a dying industry? How would you find a way out without studying something new?
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How else will Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and all those other digital helpers learn how to do our bidding if we don’t send them to school?
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What works for some doesn’t necessarily work for others. But what options do you have for dealing with working technology that you don’t want to use anymore? Perhaps a new genre of products will come to the market to allow people to continue using their digital assistants with more privacy.
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Technology has all your relationship problems solved in the future… or does it?
What other unintended consequences could come with people using these systems to influence each other.
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The other day the potential to use the Internet of Things to bring people down a peg and reflect on their abilities was explored. The impending ‘threat’ to employment that is coming from increasingly automated workplaces means that basic universal income could become a reality. Could the Internet of Things also be used to monitor and control people who have access to a basic universal income? Do you think that governments that initiate a universal income system have a right to know what people are consuming?
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It can suck to find out that you aren’t that crash hot at certain activities, but could having an objective measure of your skills help you to identify areas where you could improve? Could the Internet of Things help point out communities that need extra support… or could a lack of access to these connected devices mean that certain groups and communities fall even further behind?
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