{"id":91997,"date":"2024-06-17T14:09:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=91997"},"modified":"2024-06-17T14:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:09:54","slug":"ai-candidates-for-office-other-ai-related-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2024\/06\/17\/ai-candidates-for-office-other-ai-related-items\/","title":{"rendered":"AI candidates for office?! + other AI-related items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/ai-candidate-running-parliament-uk-says-ai-can-humanize-politics-rcna156991\">AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from nbcnews.com by Angela Yang\u00a0and\u00a0Daniele Hamamdjian; via The Rundown AI<br \/>\n<em>Voters can talk to AI Steve, whose name will be on the ballot for the U.K.&#8217;s general election next month, to ask policy questions or raise concerns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary from The Rundown AI:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rundown:\u00a0<\/strong>An AI-powered candidate named \u2018AI Steve\u2019 is running for U.K. Parliament in next month\u2019s general election \u2014 creating polarizing questions around AI\u2019s use in government affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The details: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI Steve is represented by businessman Steve Endacott and will appear as an independent candidate in the upcoming election.<\/li>\n<li>Voters can interact with AI Steve online to ask policy questions and raise concerns or suggestions, which the AI will incorporate based on feedback.<\/li>\n<li>If elected, Endacott will serve as AI Steve&#8217;s human proxy in Parliament, attending meetings and casting votes based on the AI&#8217;s constituent-driven platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:\u00a0<\/strong>The idea of an AI running for office might sound like a joke, but the tech behind it could actually help make our politicians more independent and (ironically) autonomous. AI-assisted governance is likely coming someday, but it\u2019s\u00a0probably\u00a0still a bit too early to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also related, see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/meet-ai-steve-uk-avatar-153609702.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steve for PM? Meet the AI candidate standing for election as an MP in the UK<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from yahoo.com by Anna Desmarais<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fUnvY6jN0LWoqnacw8u2TQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/euronews_uk_articles_973\/6cac0786fc3c7c82e3f2287be4a9e208\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2024\/06\/10\/meet-vic-wyomings-first-ai-candidate-running-for-cheyenne-mayor\/?utm_source=thebrainyacts.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=204-ai-bots-on-elections-ballots-harvey-ai-my-take\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Meet VIC, Wyoming\u2019s First AI Candidate Running For Cheyenne Mayor<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from cowboystatedaily.com<br \/>\n<em>Meet VIC, an artificial intelligence-powered candidate for Cheyenne Mayor that is Wyoming\u2019s first AI-powered political hopeful. The man behind VIC, Victor Miller, says if elected VIC will make all decisions related to the office.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedeepview.co\/p\/report-genais-explosive-growth-cooling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Deep View:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> <strong>Hearing aids<\/strong> have employed machine learning algorithms\u00a0for decades. But these algorithms historically have not been powerful enough to tackle the \u2018cocktail party\u2019 problem; they weren\u2019t able to isolate a single voice in a loud, crowded room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Dr. DeLiang Wang has been working on the problem for decades and has published numerous studies in recent years that explore the application of deep learning within hearing aids.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Last year, Google partnered up with a number of organizations to design personalized, AI-powered hearing aids.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> Wang\u2019s\u00a0work\u00a0has found that deep learning algorithms, running in real-time, could separate speech from background noises, \u201csignificantly\u201d improving intelligibility in hearing-impaired people.<br \/>\nThe tech is beginning to become publicly available, with brands like Phonak and Starkey leveraging deep learning and AI to enhance their hearing aids.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Canva is used by over 130M users.<\/p>\n<p>But most people still don&#8217;t know its full potential.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;re 13 Canva features you should not miss:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Poonam Soni (@CodeByPoonam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodeByPoonam\/status\/1800933839554084954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics &#8212; from nbcnews.com by Angela Yang\u00a0and\u00a0Daniele Hamamdjian; via The Rundown AI Voters can talk to AI Steve, whose name will be on the ballot for the U.K.&#8217;s general election next month, to ask policy questions or raise concerns. 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