New Report "Artificial Intelligence and Human Development: Toward a Research Agenda"

Artificial Intelligence and Human Development: Toward a Research Agenda

by Matthew Smith, & Sujaya Neupane, International Development Research Center, Canada, 2018.

Abstract: Like most new technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to exacerbate existing problems, reinforce structural inequalities, and superimpose biases. This paper proposes a proactive research agenda for the ethical and equitable application of AI in the Global South, drawn from a broad overview of technologies associated with AI capabilities, and the opportunities and challenges they present. Three areas are identified in which action can be taken: policies and regulations; inclusive and ethical AI applications; and infrastructure and skills. Within each area, the paper makes recommendations for research necessary to make concrete progress.

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See Also:

Discussion Paper on National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, by NITI Aayog, New Delhi, 2018. 

Statement on behalf of Inter Academy Panel on Ethics in Science

Statement on behalf of Inter Academy Panel on Ethics in Science 

(This panel is constituted jointly by three science academies, namely, Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Sciences, India)

When we became an independent republic, our founding fathers adopted the Constitution of India which demands that its citizens abide by and uphold reason and scientific temper. Scientific temper encompasses rationality, rights and responsibility in equal measure.

It crystallizes what Tagore wanted India to be, namely, a nation

Where knowledge is free;

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;

Where words come out from the depth of truth;

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action,

Into that heaven of freedom;

let my country awake.

Yet, we note with sadness and growing anxiety several of statements and actions which run counter to this constitutional requirement of every citizen of India. It is important that exemplary punishment be given to such trespassers of reason and rights. We also appeal to all sections of Indian society to raise their voices against such violated acts, so that they are nipped in the bud.

Source: INSA Website [http://www.insaindia.res.in/scroll_news_pdf/Statement.pdf]

Call for Indo-Japanese Joint Project on "Establishment of Young Researcher Fellowship Programme 2018-19" | INSA-JSPS Fellowship

Call for Indo-Japanese Joint Project on "Establishment of Young Researcher Fellowship Programme 2018-19" 

INSA-JSPS Fellowship

Further Details

Vacancies at Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), New Delhi

Further Details: http://fitt-iitd.in/career/

CfPs: 2nd Annual Conference of the India Public Policy Network (IPPN)| 4-6 February, Delhi

2nd Annual Conference of the India Public Policy Network (IPPN)

4-6 February 2019 | Delhi, India

Call for Papers

The India Public Policy Network (IPPN), an affiliate of the Asia Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN), will be hosting the 2019 Conference at the Conference Centre, University of Delhi, India, on February 4-6, 2019 The aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars of Public Policy, Public Administration and Public Management from universities and development sectors in India to present their work and engage in discussions on public policy issues. The forum will offer ample opportunities to build networks for future collaborative research.

Politics and Public Policy is the theme of the conference. We invite papers exploring the links between the policy sciences and science of politics and how politics shapes, and is shaped by, public policy. Theoretical and empirical papers shedding light on the opportunities and constraints of different political mechanisms and institutional arrangements, and social and economic contexts shaping public policy are welcome. 

The IPPN Conference 2019 invites three categories of proposals for papers on politics and public policy. (1) Thematic Panels, (2) Special Panel on the Capacity for Sustaining Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), and (3) Individual papers on any aspect of politics and public policy.

Proposals for thematic panels must be accompanied by a 300 words description of the theme, in addition to tentative list of at least 5 papers including authors' names, institutional affiliation, short bio and contact details. Proposals for SBM(G) or individual papers should include 300 words abstracts as well as authors' name, institutional affiliation, short bio and contact details.

Please send abstracts to: indiapublicpolicynetwork2019@gmail.com by 15th September, 2018. Acceptance decisions will be conveyed by 30th September, 2018. 

Convenor: Professor Satyajit Singh, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India. Email: ssinghdu@gmail.com

Further Details

Call for Participation in WDR 2019 Competition | World Development Report 2019

Call for Participation in WDR 2019 Competition | World Development Report 2019

 

Accepting Entries Now through 31 August 2018 for the World Bank's Competition on the Changing Nature of Work.

 

The next World Bank World Development Report (WDR) 2019 will address The Changing Nature of Work. For the first time since the World Bank began publishing the WDR in 1978, the writing process has been completely transparent and open to the public. Every Friday afternoon, the latest draft is uploaded to the World Bank website, so that anyone with internet access has an opportunity to read it and engage with the team of authors.  As part of this process, the World Bank has launched a competition for university and college students to submit examples of governments, cities, firms, individuals, or any other actor taking advantage of opportunities created by technology and "the future of work".

 

The Prizes: The three best examples will be awarded prizes of $5,000 and be considered for inclusion in the final report.

Winners will be announced on October 1, 2018.

 

The Theme:

The 2019 World Development Report studies how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. While technology improves overall living standards, the process can be disruptive. A new social contract is needed to smooth the transition and guard against inequality. As a first priority, significant investments in human capital throughout a person's lifecycle are vital to ensure workers stay competitive against machines. Second, the changing nature of work demands updates to social protection systems. Traditional provisions of social protection based on steady wage employment, clear definitions of employers and employees, as well as a fixed point of retirement are increasingly obsolete. Third, governments will need additional revenues to fund the investments demanded by the changing nature of work. Governments can generate such revenues through a mix of existing taxes (increases in rates or widening of the tax base), the introduction of new taxes, and improvements in tax administration.

The judges will select examples for publication based on their treatment of the "Changing Nature of Work" theme and on their relevance to messages in the report.

We look forward to reading examples from your country. We are accepting entries now until the competition ends on August 31 2018.

Submit Your Example Today! To enter the competition, prepare a brief summary of your example (maximum 400 words per example, three per participant) and send to wdr2019@worldbank.org. Please include your full name and nationality in the cover email.

Further Details

Call for Applications: 5th IndiaLICS Training Programme on Innovation Systems and Sustainable Development

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply" – Leonardo da Vinci

5th IndiaLICS Training Programme on Innovation Systems and Sustainable Development

14-19 September 2018 |  Mohali (near Chandigarh), Punjab

Call for Applications

Applications from research scholars and early career faculty members are invited for the 5th IndiaLICS training program on Innovation Systems and Sustainable Development to be held in LM Thapar School of Management, Mohali (near Chandigarh), Punjab. The programme intends to expose the participants to various issues and methods in the sphere of research on innovation systems and sustainable development.

IndiaLICS is the India chapter of Globelics, an international network of scholars who apply the concept of Learning, Innovation and Competence-building System (LICS) as a framework for promoting inclusive and sustainable development in developing countries, emerging economies and societies in transition (www.globelics.org). IndiaLICS pro-actively promotes domestic/ national and global exchange of scholarship in innovation systems and the translation of innovation to development outcomes. 

The programme would admit 25 participants. Candidates from SC/ST, minority and women are especially encouraged to apply. The course is residential with full support for travel (2nd AC train fares) and local hospitality for outstation participants. 

The scholars may apply by sending (a) duly filled application form, downloadable from http://indialics.org (b) a detailed CV and (c) an extended abstract/ synopsis (1000 words) of their current research work by email to lakhwindergill@pbi.ac.in (Coordinator–IndiaLICS) or pverma@thapar.edu (Coordinator–CSIS).

The last date for receiving applications is 5th August 2018.

Organizers:

• Centre for Sustainability Innovations & Strategy (CSIS), LM Thapar School of Management, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Dera-Bassi Campus, Dera Bassi-140507, Mohali (SAS Nagar), Punjab, India; Mobile: +91-9478374656.
  
• Centre for Development Economics & Innovation Studies (CDEIS), Punjabi University, Patiala-147002, Punjab, India Mobile: +91-9888755642.
  

Further Details

CfPs: 4th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law, 2019

4th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law 

New Delhi, 1st March 2019 

Call for Papers

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will organize the 4th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law on 1st March, 2019 in New Delhi.

Objectives: This conference aims to:

• Stimulate research and debate on contemporary issues in the field of economics of competition law.
  
• Develop a better understanding of competition issues relevant to the Indian context.
  
• Draw inferences for implementation of competition law in India.
  

Who should participate? The conference targets economists including scholars, practitioners and competition agency officials with a keen interest in economics of competition law and policy.

Submission of papers: A 1000-word abstract of the paper including research questions, methodology and expected results along with one-page curriculum vitae and contact details should be submitted initially. Authors of selected abstracts will then be invited to submit full original papers of not more than 5000 words.

Themes

The Conference is expected to cover a wide range of related themes. However, papers in following themes are encouraged:

1. Market definition, measuring market power and abuse of dominance: Issues like empirical methods of defining markets, measuring market power, and assessment of exclusionary unilateral conduct etc. may be covered among others. 

2. Vertical restraints and competition: Vertical restraints can have many pro-competitive as well as anti-competitive effects. Papers may explore areas such as resale price maintenance, assignment of exclusive territories or exclusive dealing, tying and bundling and circumstances under which these restrictions have anti-competitive effects.

3. Horizontal agreements and cartelization: Prohibition of collusive conduct of firms is a key component of competition law. Papers may explore issues such as economics of collusion, information exchange, price signaling, facilitating factors for cartels, detecting and discouraging cartels etc.

4. Economics of platform markets and challenges for antitrust enforcement: New digital products and business models as well as the special characteristics of digital markets have created new challenges for enforcement and competition policy. Papers may explore new tools and techniques that the discipline of economics offers for assessing competition issues in platform markets. 

5. Intellectual Property Rights and competition law: Competition law will be concerned not with the legitimate exercise of an IP right, but with efforts of the holders of this right to expand the scope, either to new products, or beyond a certain time or by conditioning access to the right on restrictions. Papers may explore areas of recent concerns in the IP- competition law interface.

6. Price and non-price effects of mergers: Economic analysis is playing an increasingly important role in merger review. Papers may focus on recent developments in estimating the effects of mergers (merger simulation, diversion ratios, pricing pressure indices, etc.), innovation effects and welfare effects of mergers including vertical or conglomerate mergers, issues in the use of appropriate remedies, that is, adoption of structural and/or behavioral remedies.

7. Any other issues related to competition policy and law.

Conference fee: There is no conference fee.

Post-conference publication: Depending on the quality of submissions, some papers may be considered for publication by the CCI. Given the limited time available for presentation at the conference, some exceptional papers not selected for presentation may also be considered for inclusion in the publication or the electronic compendium to be placed on the CCI website.

Financial support: Deserving speakers may be considered for financial support.

Venue: New Delhi, India

Important dates and deadlines: 

1. Last date of submission of abstracts | 15th August 2018 23:00 hrs IST

2. Review, Selection and intimation | 1st October 2018

3. Last date for submission of full papers | 1st December 2018

4. Review and Finalization of papers | 1st February 2019

5. Conference date | 1st March 2019.

Selection of themes and speakers: The CCI will have complete discretion in deciding the themes of the sessions based on the responses received as well as in selecting the speakers. Papers based on empirical research that can inform enforcement and policy are encouraged. 

Contact us: Abstracts along with CV may be sent to ecoseminar@cci.gov.in. Requests for further information or any other queries may also be sent to this email id. 

Further Details

NCAER NDIC invites Student Research Proposals

NCAER National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC)

Request for Student Research Proposals supervised by Faculty Members

Last Date for Submission of Proposals: 20 July, 2018

The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is India's oldest and largest independent, non-profit, economic research institute. NCAER with its consortium partners, University of Maryland and University of Michigan, has recently set up a new National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC). Initial funding for NDIC is provided by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Request for Proposal (RFP)

The focus of the RFP is to seek for proposals on methodologies for data collection and analysis across the following domains: gender equity, income from different sources, consumption expenditure, employment and unemployment, financial inclusion, health insurance and health expenditure, and agriculture.

The proposals should focus on innovative ideas to improve data quality on the following aspects:

• Fulfilling data needs and bridging gaps
• Mode of data collection
• Questionnaire designing
• Social desirability bias
• Interview setting
• Survey implementation

Eligibility and Funding

Students pursuing their PhD degree or equivalent in any Indian academic or research institute are eligible to apply. We seek proposals from student–faculty teams in order to promote innovations, build skills and foster collaborations between the researchers and senior faculty. NCAER-NDIC will support a budget of up to Rs. 6 lakhs for a period of 12 months. The budget should clearly indicate the actual needs and modes of utilisation of the funding for the proposed project. There is provision for five such grants. Only one grant from each applicant will be considered for funding.

All applications must be emailed to Arpita Kayal, Programme Manager, NDIC (akayal@ncaer.org), in a single PDF document (with the text in 'Georgia' font, point size 12).

For details of the application procedure and selection criteria, please visit the NCAER website.

CoRe - 2018: IGIDR PhD Colloquium | Call for Applications

CoRe - 2018: IGIDR PhD Colloquium | Call for Applications

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) invites applications from PhD. scholars for participating in its third Conversations on Research (CoRe): IGIDR PhD. Colloquium. The Colloquium is being organized as part of the Institute's overall mandate to foster excellence in research by stimulating interactions among young researchers across the country.

About: CoRe aims to provide doctoral students of Economics, Energy & Environment, and Development Studies:

(a) a platform to present their on-going research and gain valuable feedback on their work

(b) an opportunity to meet doctoral students from other parts of the country

(c) a forum to discuss emerging issues that concern both theoretical and empirical researchers

(d) guidance on improving the chance of publication through interactions with senior researchers and journal editors

(e) suggestions for post PhD. career options

Date and Venue: November 13-16, 2018, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Goregaon (East), Mumbai

Format: 

a) Full Paper Sessions: A total of 14 PhD. scholars who are in the advanced stage of their doctoral work will be invited to present a paper from their thesis. This will be followed by a discussion led by the chair/discussant. Two slots are earmarked for candidates who made poster presentations in CoRe 2016 & CoRe 2017 subject to their meeting acceptable quality standards.

b) Poster Presentation Sessions: A total of 16 PhD. scholars who are in the initial stages of their PhD. will be invited to present an overview of their thesis in short/poster presentations.

c) Panel discussions: Panel Discussions will be held every evening involving faculty members, journal editors and other resource persons from IGIDR and other academic institutions.

Financial Support: 3rd AC train fare by the shortest route, free accommodation on twin sharing basis, and full boarding.

Application Procedure:

All PhD Scholars registered with a university in India are eligible to apply. Interested participants should send the following documents by email to CoRe@igidr.ac.in: (1) a covering letter, (2) latest CV, (3) scanned (attested) copy of a bonafide certificate from the College/Institute/University authorities, (4) a letter of recommendation from the thesis supervisor, and (5) a completed paper (to be considered for the Full Paper Sessions), or an overview of the thesis (to be considered for Short/Poster Sessions).

All candidates must mention if they participated in CoRe 2016 & CoRe 2017.

Deadlines: The last Date for receiving applications is 31st August, 2018. Selected candidates will be informed by September 30th, 2018.

CoRe Website: www.igidr.ac.in/CoRe

CoRe Email: CoRe@igidr.ac.in

Further Details

 

IDRC invites applications for the IDRC Research Awards 2019

IDRC invites applications for the IDRC Research Awards 2019

This call is open to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries who have recently completed, or are pursuing, a master's or doctoral degree at a recognized university.

The selected candidates will be granted a one-year paid program to undertake research and gain hands-on experience in research and program management.

The application deadline for the IDRC Research Awards 2019 call is 16:00 (EDT) on September 5, 2018.

Scope

Research award recipients will join IDRC for a one-year paid program to undertake research on the topic they have submitted, and will receive hands-on experience in research and program management and support, grant administration, and the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge from an international perspective.

For payroll purposes, awardees are considered full-time employees of IDRC. Benefits include employer contributions to Employment Insurance, Employer Health Tax, the Canada Pension Plan, and paid vacation leave. Some travel and research expenses are also supported, up to a maximum of CA$15,000.

12 awards will be offered during this call. There is one call per program listed below. You may only choose ONE of the following:

• Advisory Committee on Research Ethics
  
• Agriculture and Food Security
  
• Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems
  
• Climate Change
  
• Employment and Growth
  
• Food, Environment, and Health
  
• Foundations for Innovation
  
• Governance and Justice (in Kenya)
  
• Livestock Health
  
• Maternal and Child Health
  
• Networked Economies
  
• Policy and Evaluation 
  

Further Details

CfPs: International Seminar "Recent Trends and Experimental Approaches in Science, Technology, Nature and Management" | 23 -24 Dec | FDDI, Jodhpur

Society for Science and Nature (SFSN)

India is organizing

http://scienceandnature.org/conference/indexcon.html

 

Two Day International Seminar on

 

"Recent Trends and Experimental Approaches in Science, Technology Nature and Management"

 

On

23 -24 December, 2018

(Sunday & Monday)

FDDI, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

                                                                                         

We would like to invite Research Papers based on original research work from Researchers, Academicians, Corporate Leaders, NGOs, and Students in the field of various innovative thrust areas: Doctors, Scientists, Scholars and Students in the areas of Agricultural, Biological, life Sciences,  Natural, Medical, Veterinary,  Fashion, Management and Technology, to  provides a forum for the dissemination of original research results, new ideas, Research and development, practical experiments, which concentrate on both theory and practices

Selected papers will be published in the edited volume and special issue of Journal Publish under the edges of Society for Science and Nature (SFSN) with Oura Prakashan.

 

Best Paper awards will also be given in all thrust areas of seminar

 

With the same, we take this opportunity to invite you all to participate in this Seminar and share your innovative ideas and research outputs. We shall appreciate your participation in the seminar and confirmation for the same at the earliest. 

 

 IMPORTANT DATES

Last Date for Abstract/ full paper Submission	: 30 October 2018
Last Date for Submission of Selected Full Papers	: 15 Dec.,  2018
Last Date for Registration	: 12 December,  2018
Last date of Submission for Award (Emerging, Young, Scientist of the year, Best , Life time achievement and Global Recognition Award)	: 30 October 2018

 

Seminar email id:  sfsn.seminar@gmail.com, ecosustainable@hotmail.com

 

Note :Please visit our web link for details on regular basis for seminar updates

http://scienceandnature.org/conference/indexcon.html 

 

We request you to forward this mail to your Faculty Colleagues, Friends, Research Scholars and Students for contributing research papers for the same.

 

Registration related inquiries Please contact:

Seminar convener                                          

 

Dr. S. K Gangwar

Associate Professor,

APRI, DRPCAU, PUSA

Ex professor- Axum, Mekelle and Wollega University, UNDP Program

+91 7761067796,  8707885679,  sfsn97@gmail.com

 

 

      

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📢 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.