Planning for AGI and beyond

Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence—AI systems that are generally smarter than humans—benefits all of humanity. ​ 

In Your Face or Interface?

PREFACE This paper was written 20+ years ago but still holds relevance today. However, I will be updating the paper to emphasize the importance of user research and testing: Today, user-centered design (UCD) is considered a best practice for interface design, and it...

10 Things You Should Know About AI & Machine Learning

AI and machine learning are technologies that enable machines to learn and make decisions based on data input. AI can be used in a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, and transportation. Machine learning algorithms can be used to make predictions,...

Discover the Best AI Resources and Websites

Google’s Teachable Machine (Revolutionary)Teachable Machine is a web-based tool that makes creating machine learning models fast, easy, and accessible to everyone.https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/ Google’s ColabColaboratory, or “Colab” for short, is...

The Impact of AI on Global Transformation

Introduction: What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term encompassing any system that uses computers to imitate intelligent human behavior. The main goal of AI is to make sure that computers can do things that require intelligence...

Spiral graph to show Covid-19 cases

This spiralized chart by Gus Wezerek and Sara Chodosh for NYT Opinion has sparked discussions on what it means to communicate data. A lot of people don’t like it. I’m gathering my thoughts, but I think it’s fine for two main reasons: (1) it’s a...

Four decades of oceanic wave moments, as a surfing game

Surf is a data-based game by Andy Bergmann that lets you move across a thirty-seven-year time series from NOAA. The data forms the waves, and you’re a dog on a surf board jumping over sharks. It’s kind of like a stripped down version of Alto’s...