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  Submission to the Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence

  This document was prepared for the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence in response to a Call for Evidence. It is based partly on the previous document published on Probably42 called The March of Intelligent Automation.Since this was...

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  • #Adaptive Systems
  • #pattern matching
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  • #replicating human behaviours

  • September 4, 2017
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  Tony Clack created a new document:

  

  

  REPLACED by Issue 3 - Tackling The Housing Crisis - Draft Issue 2

  This document has now been replaced by Issue 3 which can be found at  http://www.probably42.net/documents/2/36/tackling-the-housing-crisis-issue-3The proposition suggests 8 possible strategies for tackling different aspects of the housing crisis, se...

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  • April 27, 2017

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    David Sinclair The very last section addresses the question I posed in my response to the other document on this topic.
    
    
    At this stage, I have one comment to make and that refers to strategy 4. I don't believe that operating via companies would improve the...  moreThe very last section addresses the question I posed in my response to the other document on this topic.
    
    
    At this stage, I have one comment to make and that refers to strategy 4. I don't believe that operating via companies would improve the situation at all. In fact, if properties are managed by a faceless bureaucratic, purely profit-orientated company, it could well turn out a lot worse - whether these companies are regulated or not. I think very often the personal touch that someone who owns just one or two rented properties can bring is very often a bonus for a tenant and can help them feel more at home and secure.  less

    • April 28, 2017
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  REPLACED Housing Crisis - The Issue

  There is an on-going Housing Crisis caused by the rapidly escalating price of homes over a long period of time, making owning a home unaffordable for many of our children.This document has been superseded by the 'Considered proposal' document Housing...

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  • April 27, 2017

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    David Sinclair That's a good summary of the situation. I have one question and that is this: Why are we, in the UK, fixated on owning our own home when for much of Europe this is not true? It would be good to hear from someone who lives/has lived in one of these...  moreThat's a good summary of the situation. I have one question and that is this: Why are we, in the UK, fixated on owning our own home when for much of Europe this is not true? It would be good to hear from someone who lives/has lived in one of these countries to see what their take on it is.  

    • April 28, 2017
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  Tony Clack wrote a new blog entry:

  

  The March of Intelligent Automation

  Summary (full description of Issue and Idea is at http://www.probably42.net/documents/2/5/the-march-of-intelligent-automation-embryonic-version
  There is a potential, rather than actual, issue related to the deployment of advances in Robotics and Artifici...

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  • March 2, 2017

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    Geoff Osborne Congratulations on a well-argued case that could serve as an exemplar for Ideas posted on Probably42. You've tackled the Why, Who, Where and When, but not the What of AI (or IA). The term is banded about a lot at the moment but I wondered if you had any...  moreCongratulations on a well-argued case that could serve as an exemplar for Ideas posted on Probably42. You've tackled the Why, Who, Where and When, but not the What of AI (or IA). The term is banded about a lot at the moment but I wondered if you had any particular scope in mind. Amazon's 'Customers who bought this item also bought ....' was cited as an example of AI in a recent radio broadcast, but your article focuses on jobs that can be replaced by AI. Thank you for including my counter-argument. Googling suggests to me that the world is split 50/50 between your view and mine, so a good issue for Probably42 to cut its teeth on.   less

    • March 2, 2017
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    Tony Clack Thanks Geoff, meant to say that I hadn't thought about the 'What' aspect. I suspect there is a lot of misuse of the term AI among the media and I don't believe the Amazon example of 'Customers who bought this........' is actually AI. rather than address...  moreThanks Geoff, meant to say that I hadn't thought about the 'What' aspect. I suspect there is a lot of misuse of the term AI among the media and I don't believe the Amazon example of 'Customers who bought this........' is actually AI. rather than address this in a comment response I think it might be worth writing it as a separate document. I'll add a link when I've done it. Tony  

    • March 2, 2017
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    Tony Clack I have now added a document as promised. It's at the link attached to this reply and shown below.

    • March 2, 2017
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    David Sinclair It's very good and there's nothing to add to Geoff's comments. The navigation is easy and it follows a clear pattern and is logical. So all in all, the whole thing is a success!

    • March 3, 2017
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    Tony Clack Still worth reading this but there is now a fuller document prepared as a submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Just scan the documents in the Proposals section to view it.

    • October 4, 2017