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Creators of Intelligence

By : Dr. Alex Antic
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Creators of Intelligence

By: Dr. Alex Antic

Overview of this book

A Gartner prediction in 2018 led to numerous articles stating that "85% of AI and machine learning projects fail to deliver.” Although it's unclear whether a mass extinction event occurred for AI implementations at the end of 2022, the question remains: how can I ensure that my project delivers value and doesn't become a statistic? The demand for data scientists has only grown since 2015, when they were dubbed the new “rock stars” of business. But how can you become a data science rock star? As a new senior data leader, how can you build and manage a productive team? And what is the path to becoming a chief data officer? Creators of Intelligence is a collection of in-depth, one-on-one interviews where Dr. Alex Antic, a recognized data science leader, explores the answers to these questions and more with some of the world's leading data science leaders and CDOs. Interviews with: Cortnie Abercrombie, Edward Santow, Kshira Saagar, Charles Martin, Petar Veličković, Kathleen Maley, Kirk Borne, Nikolaj Van Omme, Jason Tamara Widjaja, Jon Whittle, Althea Davis, Igor Halperin, Christina Stathopoulos, Angshuman Ghosh, Maria Milosavljevic, Dr. Meri Rosich, Dat Tran, and Stephane Doyen.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Chapter 1: Introducing the Creators of Intelligence

Ethical and responsible AI

The use of AI will play an increasing role in shaping society and the way we live and work – and AI technology brings with it considerable risk. The scale at which AI can operate is fundamentally different to the scale at which most individual humans can influence. For a simple example of this principle, consider the scale of decisions that an individual hiring manager can make (decisions that are inevitably influenced by the biases of the hiring manager), compared to the scale of decisions that an AI candidate selection tool can make (also inevitably influenced by biases). The collection and use of data within AI systems also presents risks and ethical questions.

A Google search will quickly reveal that it is currently difficult to even arrive at a meaningful description of what ethical and responsible AI seeks to achieve. Somewhat ironically, ChatGPT provides a solid attempt, stating that it seeks to protect the rights and interests of individuals...