A look at the potential downsides of using the "answers first, explanations later" approach to building and deploying AI systems for solving real world problems (Jonathan Zittrain/New Yorker)

Jonathan Zittrain / New Yorker:
A look at the potential downsides of using the “answers first, explanations later” approach to building and deploying AI systems for solving real world problems  —  Like many medications, the wakefulness drug modafinil, which is marketed under the trade name Provigil, comes with a small, tightly folded paper pamphlet.

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