Cambridge Forum is kicking off a new series AI: Servant or Master with Professor Gary Marcus, one of the most trusted voices in artificial intelligence who is well-known for his knowledge about the challenges and risks of AI. In his latest book, Taming Silicon Valley: How We Can Ensure that AI Works for Us, Marcus explains how Big Tech is taking advantage of us, how AI could make things much worse, and most importantly, what we can do to safeguard our democracy, our society and our future.
Marcus explains the potential and potential risks of AI in the clearest possible terms and how Big Tech has effectively captured policymakers. He lays out how they have played both the public and the government and why they need to be reined in. Marcus offers eight suggestions for what a coherent AI policy should cover from data rights to layered AI oversight to meaningful tax reform.
In addition to being a scientist and best-selling author, Marcus was founder and CEO of Geometric.AI, a machine-learning company acquired by Uber. A Professor Emeritus at NYU, he is the author of five previous books, including Kluge (one ofThe Economist's best-sellers on the brain and consciousness), and co-author of Rebooting AI one of Forbes's seven must-read books on AI.
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