the ethics of machine learning/ai - brent m. eastwood
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The ETHICS of machine learning/AI
Brent M. Eastwood, PhD
How do we maintain control over the
machine?
Occam’s Razor “Other things being equal,
simpler explanations are generally better
than more complex ones“
Parsimony – Computer Science – use
simple models with few rules and few
parameters; fewer lines of codeTheoretical Computer Science - you have
parsimonious reductions (counting problem of solutions for Search)
High R²
Control is easier when the machine is a 12-Year-Old It can do a repetitive simple chore very wellFor AI – simple is a robot vacuuming the house But it can learn the types of dirt and stains the vacuum picks up
For ML – simple control is data science
ExplanatoryVariables
The Machine as a 12-Year-old Parsimony and Elegance in
Machine Learning• Spark MLLib (code provided by
Apache Spark)
Occam’s RazorParsimonyElegance
Controlling a complex machineThis is where human morality, ethics and virtue come in
The ethical human is more likely to train the machine ethically
Elon MuskARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEIS OUR BIGGEST EXISTENTIAL THREAT
The Turing Test: Can a machine think?
“If the output of the machine is
indistinguishable from that of a human brain, then we
have no meaningful reason to insist that the
machine is not thinking.” The Innovators by Walter Isaacson, pg. 124
The Imitation Game: SQL vs. No SQL
• NoSQL Cluster Data Monster
• Spark• MongoDB• Kafka• Cassandra• Elasticsearch• The 4 V’s of Big Data• MLlib
• MySQL Kitty Cat• Relational and Structured
Database• Vertical scaling• MySQL• SparkSQL (“Dataframes”)• RMySQL• Various Cloud SQLs
Do you ignore certain types of data? Room A – The NoSQl Data Monster Room B – MySQL Kitty Cat Room C- The Human
Execute the “Big Data” Turing Test
IBM Watson Health usually plays nice with doctors
Instead of basically saying “I’m correct…do this”
“There is a 40% probability that you will like this recommendation.”
Take a look at what I say and check for yourself
Human – Computer HybridAugmented Intelligence
What if we just make the machine collegial?
RoboEthics: The TARS Humor Setting
“Hey TARS, bring the humor setting down to 75”
TARS Is a Bad BoyTARS: “I have plenty of slaves for my robot colony.”
TARS: “You can use it to make your way back to the ship when I blow you out of the airlock
TARS is a Good Boy - But is collegial AI the same as ethical AI?
The Ethics of The 'Singularity‘Commentary-January 23, 2015
Alva Noe
Keep it simple and elegant
Train the 12-year-old
Human is the “Hero” (ethical and virtuous training)
Is it our “biggest existential threat?”
Conclusion
Thank you! Brent M. Eastwood, PhD
@BMEastwood BrentEastwood.com
@GovBrain Washington, DC