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Artificial intelligence and algorithms: pros and cons | DW Documentary (AI documentary)
26 Sept 2019
Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to fundamental changes in the way we live. Algorithms can already detect Parkinson’s disease and cancer, and control both cars and aircraft.
How will AI change our society in the future? This documentary journeys to the hot spots of AI research in Europe, the USA, and China, and looks at the revolutionary developments which are currently taking place. The rapid growth of AI offers many opportunities, but also many dangers.
AI can be used to create sound and video recordings which will make it more and more difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction. It will make the world of work more efficient and many professions superfluous.
Algorithms can decide whether to grant loans, who is an insurance risk and how good employees are. But there is a huge problem: humans can no longer comprehend how algorithms arrive at their decisions. And another big problem is AI’s capacity for widespread surveillance. The Chinese city of Rongcheng is already using an AI-supported ‘social credit system’ to monitor and assess its citizens. Does AI pose a danger to our personal freedoms or democracy?
Which decisions can we leave to the algorithms – and which do we want to?
And what are AI’s social implications?
A documentary by Tilman Wolff and Ranga Yogeshwar
18 Apr 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our lives. It touches on all aspects of society – private life, business, and security – including the spread of fake news and the challenges posed by the advent of autonomous weapons. This documentary looks at the rapid change digitalization is causing as it unfolds. In particular, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are opening completely new horizons.
In their film about AI, Tilman Wolff and Ranga Yogeshwar examine the role AI plays in the spread of fake news. They also consider a future with robots and the risks and ethical questions posed by the development of autonomous weapons. To address these issues, they travel the globe to speak with leading experts. AI can generate perfectly forged sound and videos, making it effective for purveying fake news. Discerning the truth from fiction will become increasingly difficult.
Technology will streamline work, making some jobs surplus to requirements. The software will pilot self-driving cars and aerial drones. AI is rapidly opening up new vistas, but turning blind corners at speed can be risky.
How sensible is this type of progress, and at which point should society step in and set limits to its development?
A documentary by Tilman Wolff and Ranga Yogeshwar
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