📢 The UNESCO Courier – 2018-03

Discover the latest issue of the UNESCO Courier dedicated to Artificial Intelligence

Terms and conditions                                    View this email in your browser The UNESCO Courier | July - September 2018 WIDE ANGLE Artificial Intelligence: The promises and the threats Towards a global code of ethics for artificial intelligence research Introduction Artificial intelligence: between myth and reality Jean-Gabriel Ganascia A bionic hand that sees Chen Xiaorong Of robots and humans Vanessa Evers Chef Giuseppe heralds a new culinary era Beatriz Juez The ethical risks of AI Marc-Antoine Dilhac, interviewed by Régis Meyran Countering the monopolization of research Yoshua Bengio, interviewed by Jasmina Šopova Democratizing AI in Africa Moustapha Cissé, interviewed by Katerina Markelova The Fourth Revolution Yang Qiang, interviewed by Wang Chao The threat of killer robots Vasily Sychev Working for, not against, humanity Tee Wee Ang and Dafna Feinholz (UNESCO) Humans, not machines, create meaning Miguel Benasayag, interviewed by Régis Meyran AI and literature: is it really all for the best? Karl Schroeder, interviewed by Marie Christine Pinault Desmoulins (UNESCO) Learning to live in the time of AI Leslie Loble Audrey Azoulay: Making the most of artificial intelligence Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, interviewed by Jasmina Šopova Virtual reality in schools Chen Xiaorong A lexicon for artificial intelligence ZOOM How much can you carry? Photos: Floriane de Lassée Text: Sibylle d'Orgeval IDEAS Dancing the unspeakable, or the question of how the memory of slavery influences contemporary artistic creation Alain Foix OUR GUEST "Filming reality can be disturbing, but it matures you" Malek Bensmaïl, interviewed by Jasmina Šopova Trending Galápagos: where the inhabitants take charge Man and nature reconciled Luc Jacquet The secrets of Tiwanaku, revealed by a drone Lucía Iglesias Kuntz (UNESCO) The UNESCO Courier is 70: The only journal Nelson Mandela read on Robben Island Annar Cassam Download the latest issue Artificial Intelligence:   The promises and the threats   Computers and robots are now learning to make decisions! Of course, "deciding" is a big word for machines that have no consciousness and whose level of "reasoning" is not even as evolved as that of a frog. But the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are enough to frighten some and to arouse the fantasies of others. Between myth and reality, where exactly does the current research stand in this technology that threatens to disrupt all others? In its Wide Angle section, the Courier attempts to untangle the various paths of inquiry and offers some terminological signposts to help uninitiated readers to find their way through the fascinating but scary world of AI. Find previous issues Follow the Hashtag #UNESCOCourier Since its creation in 1948, the UNESCO Courier has been spreading an ideal throughout the world: humanity united in its diversity around universal values and fundamental rights, strong in the wealth of its cultures, knowledge and accomplishments     The UNESCO Courier 7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France courier@unesco.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can subscribe, update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Discover the latest issue of the UNESCO Courier dedicated to Artificial Intelligence

Terms and conditions                                    View this email in your browser The UNESCO Courier | July - September 2018 WIDE ANGLE Artificial Intelligence: The promises and the threats Towards a global code of ethics for artificial intelligence research Introduction Artificial intelligence: between myth and reality Jean-Gabriel Ganascia A bionic hand that sees Chen Xiaorong Of robots and humans Vanessa Evers Chef Giuseppe heralds a new culinary era Beatriz Juez The ethical risks of AI Marc-Antoine Dilhac, interviewed by Régis Meyran Countering the monopolization of research Yoshua Bengio, interviewed by Jasmina Šopova Democratizing AI in Africa Moustapha Cissé, interviewed by Katerina Markelova The Fourth Revolution Yang Qiang, interviewed by Wang Chao The threat of killer robots Vasily Sychev Working for, not against, humanity Tee Wee Ang and Dafna Feinholz (UNESCO) Humans, not machines, create meaning Miguel Benasayag, interviewed by Régis Meyran AI and literature: is it really all for the best? Karl Schroeder, interviewed by Marie Christine Pinault Desmoulins (UNESCO) Learning to live in the time of AI Leslie Loble Audrey Azoulay: Making the most of artificial intelligence Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, interviewed by Jasmina Šopova Virtual reality in schools Chen Xiaorong A lexicon for artificial intelligence ZOOM How much can you carry? Photos: Floriane de Lassée Text: Sibylle d'Orgeval IDEAS Dancing the unspeakable, or the question of how the memory of slavery influences contemporary artistic creation Alain Foix OUR GUEST "Filming reality can be disturbing, but it matures you" Malek Bensmaïl, interviewed by Jasmina Šopova Trending Galápagos: where the inhabitants take charge Man and nature reconciled Luc Jacquet The secrets of Tiwanaku, revealed by a drone Lucía Iglesias Kuntz (UNESCO) The UNESCO Courier is 70: The only journal Nelson Mandela read on Robben Island Annar Cassam Download the latest issue Artificial Intelligence:   The promises and the threats   Computers and robots are now learning to make decisions! Of course, "deciding" is a big word for machines that have no consciousness and whose level of "reasoning" is not even as evolved as that of a frog. But the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are enough to frighten some and to arouse the fantasies of others. Between myth and reality, where exactly does the current research stand in this technology that threatens to disrupt all others? In its Wide Angle section, the Courier attempts to untangle the various paths of inquiry and offers some terminological signposts to help uninitiated readers to find their way through the fascinating but scary world of AI. Find previous issues Follow the Hashtag #UNESCOCourier Since its creation in 1948, the UNESCO Courier has been spreading an ideal throughout the world: humanity united in its diversity around universal values and fundamental rights, strong in the wealth of its cultures, knowledge and accomplishments     The UNESCO Courier 7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France courier@unesco.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can subscribe, update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.