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The term “foundation” model has been around since about the middle of last year when a research group at Stanford published the comprehensive report On the Opportunities and Risks of Foundation Models. The naming of these models created some strong reactions, both good and bad. In this episode, Chris and Daniel dive into the ideas behind the report.Sponsors:Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.comChangelog++ – You love our content and you want to take it to the next level by showing your support. We’ll take you closer to the metal with no ads, extended episodes, outtakes, bonus content, a deep discount in our merch store (soon), and more to come. Let’s do this! Featuring:Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:Report: “On the Opportunities and Risks of Foundation Models”Follow up Blog post: “Reflections on Foundation Models”Upcoming Events: Register for upcoming webinars here!

The multidisciplinary field of AI Ethics is brand new, and is currently being pioneered by a relatively small number of leading AI organizations and academic institutions around the world. AI Ethics focuses on ensuring that unexpected outcomes from AI technology implementations occur as rarely as possible. Daniel and Chris discuss strategies for how to arrive at AI ethical principles suitable for your own organization, and what is involved in implementing those strategies in the real world. Tune in for a practical AI primer on AI Ethics!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud of choice and the home of Changelog.com. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2019 OR changelog2020. To learn more and get started head to linode.com/changelog. Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com. Rollbar – We move fast and fix things because of Rollbar. Resolve errors in minutes. Deploy with confidence. Learn more at rollbar.com/changelog. Featuring:Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:Practical AI episode 85: Achieving provably beneficial, human-compatible AIGoogle - Responsible AI PracticesMicrosoft - Responsible AIU.S. Department of Defense - Ethical Principles for Artificial IntelligenceOECD Principles on AICambridge - The Role and Limits of Principles in AI Ethics: Towards a Focus on TensionsNature - Principles alone cannot guarantee ethical AIBooks“Artificial Intelligence” by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig“Human Compatible” by Stuart RussellUpcoming Events: Register for upcoming webinars here!

Practical AI is a weekly podcast that’s marking artificial intelligence practical, productive, and accessible to everyone. If world of AI affects your daily life, this show is for you.From the practitioner wanting to keep up with the latest tools & trends…(clip from episode #68)To the AI curious trying to understand the concepts at play and their implications on our lives…(clip from episode #39)Expert hosts Chris Benson and Daniel Whitenack are here to keep you fully-connected with the world of machine learning and data science.Please listen to a recent episode that interests you and subscribe today. We’d love to have you as a listener!Featuring:Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XUpcoming Events: Register for upcoming webinars here!