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Tim Hwang is the Global Public Policy Lead on AI and Machine Learning for Google - https://twitter.com/timhwang Read the transcript here: http://blog.ycombinator.com/at-the-intersection-of-ai-governments-and-google-tim-hwang YC's podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - http://twitter.com/craigcannon
Tim Wong explains his role in shaping public policy for AI and machine learning at Google.
"all right everyone so today we have Tim Wong uh and we are live from Tim Wong's apartment in San Francisco um all right man so I think the easiest way to do this is just introduce yourself okay cool u..."
This segment explores the interplay between fairness in machine learning, data collection, and societal privacy concerns.
"but there's increasingly a lot of people trying to figure out like what the social impa of the technology will be and I would say policy really sits at that interface between these really cool technol..."
This segment explores common pitfalls in machine learning related to data interpretation and the surprising results of adversarial examples.
"things about machine learning is that there's like lots of potential points of failure and like I think every single interesting point of failure is being investigated right now um but I mean one of t..."
This segment explores how machines process images and knowledge differently from humans, and the implications for AI and automation.
"data are you seeding into that image to make it think it's giraff well a lot of it I think is basically you're editing particular pixels within the image that we know will set off the machine to behav..."
This segment explores the critical research problems that hinder the implementation of machine learning systems in sensitive areas like security and fairness.
"itely will automated but that's aacy because certain cases like you may really worry about the security of your systems right so if someone for example can like hold up a photo and cause like a securi..."
This segment explores the importance of domain knowledge in bridging the gap between product understanding and deep machine learning research.
"think it's a it's a material issue right now like there's a gap between product understanding and like actual deep research yeah that's right and I I say this to a lot of people like you know everybod..."
Exploring the intersection of VR and AI for training robots in simulated environments.
"there's also one really cool interface between VR and AI that's happening right now where the whole idea is like uh there's a project called uh Universe from open Ai and another project called Deep Mi..."
This segment discusses the international landscape of AI experimentation, highlighting Northern Europe's leadership and the collaborative efforts between government and industry.
"scale and so like I mean it's cool seeing ycr and a couple other places like experiment with this mhm and so where um where is attration happening then with all these experiments like I it seems very ..."
This segment explores the relationship between AI advancements and broader societal changes, emphasizing the importance of understanding the wider economic context.
"you want to know anything about machine learning we got people who can tell you about that now we have to marry that up with people who have a good understanding of how this will impact Society either..."
This segment discusses the implications of the GDPR's 'right to explanation' for automated decision-making and highlights government actions in AI regulation.
"think you know the phase of what to do about it is still on its way right so that you like give them you know the PowerPoint deck and they're like oh okay I kind of get how this works and then they go..."
This segment discusses the exciting intersection of machine learning and artistic expression, highlighting recent projects and tools that enhance collaboration between humans and machines.
"is like kind of an interesting scenario to consider but like right like there's a lot of like core near-term problems that need to be dealt with and I think that was one thing they did that was very u..."
This segment explores a breakthrough where machines collaborate to develop foundational encryption skills independently.
"like the Fidelity of it is shocking just in like one year right right and so it's gotten like way better which I think is super interesting um I think the other thing is also like trying to figure out..."
This segment explores how machine learning could reshape programming methodologies and job roles in the tech industry.
"from like the very first moment you step into a classroom which I think is like a super compelling idea because it was always thought of like oh machine learning is just going to become this complemen..."
This segment explores the competitive landscape in AI, highlighting the impact of cloud platforms and advances in machine learning techniques.
"I actually think that there's actually like a ton of room for competition here and it' be interesting to see how all the various companies find their niches in the space um I think there's two really ..."
This segment explores the contrast between the public perception of AI as personified entities and the underlying machine learning technologies powering various applications.
"question of like how this actually becomes like effectively part of product oh well absolutely I mean um we did an interview at Buu and it may or may not come out before years uh so we might do like a..."
Exploring practical, small-scale applications of machine learning through real-world examples like cucumber sorting and local device optimization.
"get like the nerdy people interested in it to sell it to raise the money if you're going to do Venture back or whatever uh but then your end user is like why am I paying all this money for this like c..."
Exploring strategies for engaging more people in machine learning through competitions and visual representation.
"flowing into the cloud and the idea was basically like the the local model would update and it would share its learnings with all the other devices in the network um and it's like a really interesting..."