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Nechama Brodie is a South African journalist and researcher. She is the author of six books, including two critically acclaimed urban histories of Johannesburg and Cape Town. She works as the head of training and research at TRI Facts, part of independent fact-checking organisation Africa Check, and is completing a PhD in data methodology and media studies at the University of the Witwatersrand.
So You Think You Know What AI Is?
Will AI (Artificial Intelligence) be the end of humanity? Well, that depends on what you mean by "AI" — because, despite Elon Musk's oft-reported warnings about the threat of computer-based intelligence, many data-computer-experts say there is "no such thing" [as artificial intelligence] just yet, and that what the media loves to label as AI is, more often than not, just plain old Machine Learning or ML, which sounds a whole bunch less-scary, but might still take our jobs.
This short piece on Quartz is a handy little thought primer that outlines the semantics of AI and ML, and why the differences between the two matter.
Also: a repeat reminder that the real threat to humanity and our planet right now is...other humans; and, how they choose to apply or deploy technological advances in their efforts to kill or dominate the humans that they "other". If you're more worried about kill-drones than the men controlling them, it's time for a slightly sobering reality check.
