IamA two recent Artificial intelligence graduates who decided to create a new knowledge HUB which helps anyone to understand AI concepts

If feel that there is a lot of misinformation going around about AI these days. What are some common myths about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and what do you think are some real dangers of making one?

The end goal of the artificial intelligence might be to create a self-conscious mind, but the current state of the industry is creating algorithms that are replacing repeatable tasks. You teach a bot to replace tasks and see patterns which can replace a lot of jobs. The biggest danger of this is the replacement of ordinary jobs for which people might be specifically employed which can increase the unemployment rate drastically . CPGgrey made a interesting video about it a while ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU) and i think this is the biggest danger that we will see in the near future.

We are currently implementing machine learning, the biggest danger of this is the loss of countless of jobs. Most manual repeating tasks can be replaced by algorithms so we need to look at solutions for this in the future. Creating a self-conscious intelligence might be the end goal of artificial intelligence but right now we are mainly focusing on learning computers to think for themselves while performing tasks without contemplating their existence.

For a decently experienced programmer who has not done much AI. What are some projects that you would recommend creating for learning?

It depends on what you want to learn of course. Starting with creating simple predictive analysis tools for small data sets is a great way to get started.

A bit of advise:

1) put page numbers

2) the 3rd? Page says there are 2 types of modeling, then it lists 3 items.

3) the definition of p-value is wrong. It is the probability of getting data at least that extreme, given the data is generated from the null hypothesis. The probability of the null being thue is either 0 or 1.

Number 3 is a pretty sad mistake and makes reading any further pointless.

Ps. I just scanned the first few pages. I am sure there are many more issues I didn't see.

We will look into it!

Are you going to answer all of our questions with "Go read the Bible"?

We are not trying to create a new religion so I will decrease my bible references then

What city is your company based out of?

We are currently working from Amsterdam and Hong kong

Hello! Hope I am not too late to the party!

1. Did you guys study AI in Asia? How is the AI scene is Asia?
2. For a traditional software engineer - likes of who does full-stack web dev at best - how do you guys feel AI is going to affect the industry? How is this going to change how the industry works?

Thanks!

You are never late to the party. I personally studied in Amsterdam and most major cities in the Netherlands have devoted AI master programme's which creates a big and accessible community. There are some differences between the cities and most of them have a favor towards different applications. I will ask my partner about Hong kong but he's switched of now (7 hour time difference) but his general perception is positive!

Machine learning and AI will affect all different branches and not just minimum wage or repetitive work, the software industry is filled with people designing algorithms to replace the job of their colleagues.

Will you charge a small amount of money 💵 to read this info? If not why not?

Our learning materials are completely free, we also devised a framework which can be implemented by mangers and an extensive industry overview. We do charge money for the certificate, but this will often by covered by your employing company or can be seen as a good investment in your resume.

How do I access this knowledge hub? :D

You can simply download our AIbible at this link https://www.aicompany.co/content-learning/. We hope you can learn something from it! Let us know what you think about it too, all feedback is more than welcome!

How did you 2 meet?

We are both Dutch, but met while studying in Asia. There was a quick connection on the topic of Artificial Intelligence of course!

How often are you on reddit and what are your favorite subreddits?

I devoted a lot of time to todayilearned and found out that I was able to provide a 'useless' fact for almost every conversation topic. I also like worldnews for the fact that it combines a lot of different news sources, but i avoid the comment section.

How will you spread the word about this guide?

All sorts of channels, and mainly throughout our contacts within the industry. We are doing everything online though. Making sure that the AI Bible we created, is world-wide acknowledged, is our main goal (content is free).

How long do you think it will be until somebody has an AI do an AMA?

It will basically be like cleverbot.com but i doubt that people will find it entertaining, but who knows it can be sooner than we think. There are already a lot of disguised bots on reddit.

What woud an AI's favorite flavor of ice cream be?

I think it will most likely avoid most water, but if it would be a westworld-like AI it would most likely try out as many different flavors before making a decision resulting in a deep hate for icecream

As an amateur programmer who is still learning, will I be able to understand what is in this document or does it require knowledge about AI?

No we created it with the specific purpose to be understood and engaging for both managers and amateur programmers!

What are your favorite new technologies' with AI?

Deep Learning solutions for sure! We listed some of the more exiting ones at our industry overview page.

I feel that in order to really know what's going on under the hood, you'd need at least 3 to 5 years of college/university-level knowledge in areas like Math, Statistics, Signal Processing, Programming, CS Theory, etc. Hell, most Machine Learning and/or AI jobs prefer Ph.D level candidates.

Would your material be aimed at the people that jut want to scratch the surface, and teach applied AI at it's most basic form?

I'm finishing up my Masters in Machine Learning, and I really don't think that the field of AI is something you can learn in a couple of months, if you REALLY want to know what is going on, and be able to keep up pace on a theoretical level (i.e reading scientific and research publications)

We live in a time where a basic understanding of machine learning / AI is beneficial to most professions. Not all people are programmers or aim to apply for top level machine learning positions so we want to educate them in an understandable, engaging and fun way. Our main certificate will still be applicable and can increase someone's resume and skill set to differentiate yourself from others.

Educating someone up to the point of an AI master would require us to start a university our own, which is opposite of our mission. We also want to engage managers to give them an understanding when working in IT projects

Where can I get the information?

All information can be found at our website aicompany.co

Have you heard about AlphaGo? If so, what are your thoughts about AlphaGo?

Edit: Do you think AlphaGo will lose a game this year?

We lost the board games to concepts like AlphaGo, we can still win competitions where improvisation and a change of environment might cause a bot to be confused but board games have a set number of rules, which makes it it perfect for bots to operate within, so unfortunately not.