KHARI JOHNSON, Venture Beat
Democratic societies the world over have come under attack in this digital era — and in ways many probably never thought possible in their lifetime. In an interview with VentureBeat earlier this year, Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott said that any informed citizen in the 21st century must have some understanding of artificial intelligence in order to participate in debates, because “You don’t want to be someone to whom AI is sort of this thing that happens to you.” If you believe any part of assertion, or recent call for education initiatives by EU AI experts then public education initiatives to teach more people about AI may in fact be an act that strengthens democracy. The Finnish government for example committed to educating 1% of its population on the basics of AI.
https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/04/how-ai-can-strengthen-and-defend-democracy/
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