Mark Tabladillo on Ethics in AI, Changing Seasons, & Quantum Computing

Today marks a special occasion as Data Driven welcomes our first Three Pete guest, Mark Tabladillo. In his third appearance on the podcast, Mark is Cloud Solution Architect on the Strategic Missions and Technology team at Microsoft. Enjoy the show.

*DataPoint* Did Google Make a Sentient AI?

Recent news reports have come out about how a Google AI engineer in the responsible AI group claims that an AI he was working on has become sentient. Is it true? Can we ever really know if someone or something is sentient? Links https://news.google.com/search?for=sentient&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

*DataPoint* What If We Lie to the Machines?

In this Data Point, Andy ponders the ethics of lying to the machines, how that adds bias, and what the consequences may be.

*DataPoint* Talking About AI, Ethics, and Transparency at a Super Secret Event

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This week, Frank is at (near) Microsoft’s headquarters just outside Seattle, Washington, attending internal, possibly even secret,  training.  In this impromptu Data Point, he chats with fellow attendees about AI, Ethics, and the ever-present Unintended Consequences of technological advancement.

*DataPoint* Andy Reflects on Data Collection in the Wake of Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence hit the US East Coast nearly seven weeks ago, yet the cleanup is on going and many people’s lives are still not back to normal. In this DataPoint, Andy talks about the importance to remembering that there are people behind the statistics and data we gather. Frank’s Thoughts: What prompted me to think…