Wed.Sep 28, 2016

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Industry Leaders Establish Partnership on AI Best Practices

Partnership on AI

Amazon, DeepMind/Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft today announced that they will create a non-profit organization that will work to advance public understanding of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) and formulate best practices on the challenges and opportunities within the field. Academics, non-profits, and specialists in policy and ethics will be invited to join the Board of the organization, named the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society (Partnership

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Introduction from the Founding Co-Chairs

Partnership on AI

We are at an inflection point in the development and application of AI technologies. The upswing in AI competencies, fueled by data, computation, and advances in algorithms for machine learning, perception, planning, and natural language, promise great value to people and society. However, with successes come new concerns and challenges based on the effects of those technologies on people’s lives.