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Thursday, March 01, 2018

Empathy Sparks Innovation

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: How Empathy Sparks Innovation

" .... Nadella also referenced Microsoft’s work with AI, holograms, and virtual reality for various professional fields. On the medical front, InnerEye is an AI product intended to help doctors efficiently demarcate cancerous tumors, a process that is notoriously lengthy and difficult to perform manually.

HoloLens, a holographic headset that enables virtual and augmented reality experiences, is being used by the Cleveland Clinic to teach anatomy, according to Nadella. And Boeing is using it to train engineers and to improve information-gathering for pilots fighting wildfires. “Especially for training, HoloLens it turns out is the killer app,” he said. He added that he fundamentally believes that AI can “empower humans to do more, achieve more.”

Grant characterized Nadella as a “technology optimist” and asked if he shared any concerns with those of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and others who have expressed worries about AI lacking human ethics and “this all goes off the rails.”

Nadella responded, “If we abdicate [human control] too soon, then our worst fears can absolutely come true.” He argued instead for establishing guidelines for building good AI — similar to how the tech industry has guidelines for a good user interface — so that bias or other problems don’t accidentally get introduced. He said that if processes are put in place to fend off unintended consequences, then the development of ever-more-intelligent systems will be guided through “routes that we have created.” .... " 

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