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Currently ethics for AI focuses too much on high-level principles. Using AI to deal with crises would mean anticipating problems before they happen and building safety and reliability into it. Plus, ethics should be part of how AI is built and used, not an add-on or afterthought. Researchers and engineers need to think through the implications of what they build.

By Will HeavenJess Whittlestone at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge and her colleagues published a comment piece in Nature Machine Intelligence this week arguing that if artificial intelligence is going to help in a crisis, we need a new, faster way of doing AI ethics, which they call ethics for urgency. For Whittlestone, this means anticipating problems before they happen, finding better ways

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Artificial intelligence needs an update on ethics to be able to help humanity in times of crisis - Economic Times

Theres still a lot thats not known about the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, the disease it causes. What leads some people to have mild symptoms and others to end up in the hospital? Do masks help stop the spread? What are the economic and political implications of the pandemic?

As researchers try to address many of these questions, many of which will not have a simple yes or no answer, people are also trying to figure out how to keep themselves and their families safe. But between the 24-hour news cycle, hundreds of preprint research articles, and guidelines that vary between regional, state, and federal governments, how can people best navigate through such vast amounts of information?

Using insights from the field of natural language processing and artificial intelligence, computer scientist Dan Roth and the Cognitive Computation Group are developing an online platform to help users find relevant and trustworthy information about the novel coronavirus. As part of a broader effort by his group to develop tools for navigating information pollution, this platform is devoted to identifying the numerous perspectives that a single query might have, showing the evidence that supports each perspective and organizing results, along with each sources trustworthiness, so users can better understand what is known, by whom, and why.

Creating these types of automated platforms represents a huge challenge for researchers in the field of natural language processing and machine learning because of the complexity of human language and communication. Language is ambiguous. Every word, depending on context, could mean completely different things, says Roth. And language is variable. Everything you want to say, you can say in different ways. To automate this process, we have to get around these two key difficulties, and this is where the challenge is coming from.

Thanks to numerous conceptual and theoretical advances, the Cognitive Computational Groups fundamental research in natural language understanding has allowed them to apply their research insights and to develop automated systems that can better understand the contents of human language, such as what is being written about in a news article or scientific paper. Roth and his team have been working on issues related to information pollution for many years and are now applying what theyve learned to information about the novel coronavirus.

Information pollution comes in many forms, including biases, misinformation, and disinformation, and because of the sheer volume of information the process of sorting fact from fiction needs automated support. Its very easy to publish information, says Roth, adding that while organizations like FactCheck.org, a project of Penns Annenberg Public Policy Center, manually verify the validity of many claims, theres not enough human power to fact check every claim being posted on the Internet.

And fact checking alone isnt enough to address all of the problems of information pollution, says Ph.D. student Sihao Chen. Take the question of whether people should wear face masks: The answer to that question has changed dramatically in the past couple months, and the reason for that change is multi-faceted, he says. You couldnt find an objective truth attached to that specific question, and the answer to that question is context-dependent. Fact checking alone doesnt solve this problem because theres no single answer. This is why the team says that identifying various perspectives along with evidence that supports them is important.

To help address both of these hurdles, the COVID-19 search platform visualizes results that include a sources level of trustworthiness while also highlighting different perspectives. This is different from how online search engines display information, where top results are based on popularity and keyword match and where its not easy to see how the arguments in articles compare to one another. On this platform, however, instead of displaying articles on an individual basis, they are organized based on the claims they make.

Search engines make a point not to touch the information and not to give suggestions and organize this material, says Roth. The redundancy of information by itself is quite often misleading and leads to bias, since people tend to think that seeing something many times makes it more correct. Here, if there are 500 articles that are saying the same thing, we cluster them together and say, All these articles are quoting the same sources, so just focus on one of them. Then, these other articles are interviewing other people and making different claims, so you can sample from different clusters.

When visiting the website, users can enter a question, claim, or topic into the search bar, and results are grouped together based on the similarity of perspectives. Since everything is set up to be automated, the researchers are eager to share this first iteration of the platform with the community so they can improve the language-processing models. Its a community effort, says Roth, adding that their platform was designed to be transparent and open source so that they can easily collaborate with others.

Chen hopes that their efforts support both the users who are interested in sorting through COVID-19 information pollution as well as fellow researchers in the field of natural language processing. We want to help everyone whos interested in reading news like this, and at the same time we want to build better techniques to accommodate that need, says Chen.

Dan Roth is the Eduardo D. Glandt Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

The online search platform is available on the Penn Information Pollution project website.

Additional information and resources on COVID-19 are available at https://coronavirus.upenn.edu/.

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There are more signs that Ohio once again is in play for the presidential election. The Columbus Dispatch reports that The Lincoln Project super PAC "is aligning with another group, Republican Voters Against Trump, for what they are calling 'Operation Grant,' a nod to Ohio native Ulysses S. Grant. That alliance's plan kicks off with a Lincoln Project advertisement attacking Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic that will air on broadcast and cable television from Friday through Monday in Columbus, Cleveland, Akron and Canton." The paper says the efforts "also will include a ground campaign that has had to move onto the web during the pandemic," according to John Weaver, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project and former top political adviser to former Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Weaver said the groups have 20,000 volunteers in Ohio and are planning a town hall meeting for next week. Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that two prominent polls of Ohio last month "showed the presidential race in a statistical tie. Turnout in the Ohio primary elections in April was higher for Democrats than Republicans for the first time in a dozen years, evidence of enthusiasm in the Democratic base. And the Trump campaign recently booked $18.4 million in fall TV ads in Ohio, more than in any state besides Florida a sign that (President Donald) Trump is on the defensive in a state that until recently seemed locked down for Republicans."

MLive Media Group in Michigan this week announced it will transfer production of its eight newspapers to Cleveland and close its printing facility outside Grand Rapids, Mich. The media company's eight newspapers currently printed at the production facility in Walker, Mich., will instead be printed in Cleveland beginning Oct. 5, said Tim Gruber, president and chief revenue officer of MLive Media Group. The newspapers will be printed at the same facility that prints The Plain Dealer. It's a case of corporate efficiencies, as Cleveland.com and MLive Media Group are owned by Advance Local.

Ohio's a great place to live if (when times are normal) you enjoy a good bar, according to Esquire. The magazine's new list of the best bars in America has no less than four Ohio spots: The Happy Dog and the Spotted Owl, both in Cleveland, plus Wdka Bar in Cincinnati and Law Bird in Columbus. Esquire calls The Happy Dog "a rock 'n' roll bar to its bones, with vinyl booths, Christmas lights, a no-bullshit beer list, and mics already set up for any ragged busker who's brave or drunk enough to climb onstage." The Spotted Owl won over Esquire's writer, who notes, "I was staring at a paper wheel that looked like a scrap of Ouija board. The wheel had words on it: bitter, potent, fruity, tropical, etc. Instead of ordering from a cocktail menu, I was instructed to select my desired mood (I went with relax) and a range of flavors (I went with umami and ginger) from this wheel. The bartender would then conjure something for me to drink. I figured this was all some sort of gimmick until I tasted my cocktail, which had been made with gin, lime, and a pho syrup yes, the Vietnamese soup. It was absurdly delicious, and it was then I decided the Spotted Owl is a next-wave mystic temple of cocktailing."

Grooming might not be all that high on your list of priorities during the pandemic, but if you're a man with a beard, you might want to check out this piece from The New York Times that offers tips for getting your bear under control and takes note of a product favored by Cavaliers center Andre Drummond. That product is a Kuschelbr, a heated beard-straightening brush made by Masc by Jeff Chastain. It has heated teeth that emerge from a heated plate, a compact version of the full-size hair-straightening brushes marketed to women. The Times notes that Drummond made a video of himself straightening his beard with it.

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PALM BEACH, Florida, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The global Artificial Intelligence (AI) -based Drone Software market size is expected to continue its rapid growth through the next five years, according to several reports. A Research And Markets reportsaid that: "Digital industries are now implementing AI in their devices to improve in their fields across the globe. Application of AI in drone is one such advancement which has brought a revolutionary change in the operations of the industries. AI enables storing and managing the data in bulk which enables the drones to give better performance. The application of AI can enable the drones to function as per the user's command and with longer distance coverage. In addition, AI integrated drone enables the industries to keep a bird-eye view of the land for vigilance & mapping purpose. The increased income levels have brought up new demands that have resulted in increasing supply of goods. Manufacturers are bringing in new features by implementing AI in their devices such as mobiles so as to make more appeal for the consumers to buy. So, the adoption in smartphones and increasing demands in aerial and drone services has made manufacturers to implement AI in drones across the globe. The drones are being in use over various s sectors such as agriculture, military and defense, media and entertainment, and others. Hence it is expected that AI-integrated drones will have significant growth in the near future. Active tech companies in the markets this week include Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc. (CSE: PRT) (OTCQB: PLRTF), Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY), Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (OTCQX: TAKOF) (TSX-V: FLT.V), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. (NYSE: UAVS).

The global AI in Drone market is geographically analyzed into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World. Asia-Pacific is the hub of drone manufacturers due to which, the demand for advanced technologies is expected to increase in the region. North America leads the market due to the presence of numerous key players in the region followed by Europe which has a few key players to dominate the market.

Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc. (CSE: PRT) (OTCQB: PLRTF) BREAKING NEWS: PLYMOUTH ROCK TECHNOLOGIES FORMS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH HUMMINGBIRD DRONES TO FIGHT WILDFIRE THREATS - Plymouth Rock Technologies ("Plymouth Rock", "PRT", or the "Company"), a leader in the development of cutting-edge threat detection technologies, is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Hummingbird Drones ("Hummingbird") fire AI. (Artificial Intelligence) for wildfire analysis from PRT's fleet of drones.

Fire AI.is a division of Hummingbird Drones,an infrared service provider in Canada, and has been used as their in-house hotspot detection platform for wildfires for the past three years.

"Live actionable data is precisely what the PRT unmanned aviation platforms were designed to deliver," stated Carl Cagliarini, Chief Strategy Officer of PRT. "This partnership is a further step in our mission centric focus. To date, commercially adapted Drones have used Wi-Fi frequencies with a limited range, usually under 2-3 miles. The X1 has both short-range capabilities, along with an optional military-grade system that enables high bandwidth data feeds up to 60 miles. These capabilities combined with best in class artificial intelligence applications such as fire AI. will deliver essential data when moments matter".

In the pursuit of providing the highest quality of intelligence, Hummingbird developed a wildfire-focused, data analytics software known as fire AI.. Bringing fire AI. to the public provides the global community with the highest quality of wildfire data analytics. Maximizingthe potential of infrared data sets,fire AI.specializes inhigh resolution hotspot maps, providingpreciselocationaldatafor fire crews in pursuit of heat. These aerial maps provide fire managers with higher levels of confidence and fire crews with more effective,accurate data to extinguish and efficiently reallocate resources.

"We believe that the analytic capability of fire AI. combined with the overall capabilities of the Plymouth Rock UAS platform will prove itself as a formidable tool", stated Robert Atwood CEO and Founder at Hummingbird Drones Inc.

Due to the vast data analysis combined with data download constraints of almost all UAS platforms, fire AI. is currently a post-processing service, where the ground is scanned and footage data is removed from the drone and uploaded to the fire AI. portal, which after process delivers fast data analytics results, to the fire management authorities. This service has been an invaluable tool in helping incident commanders and fire crews tackle blazes more effectively. The incorporation of the fire AI. into the X1 and XV platform will involve using this tried and tested method, whilst also utilizing PRT's high speed VPN data capabilities that will enable a connection directly to fire AI. servers to get analytics to the fire fighters as close to real time as possible.

The fire AI. capability will be a standard configuration on all firefighting X1 and XV platforms for immediate benefit. This will include PRT assets deployed within the USA and Australia.Read this and more news for PRT at: https://www.plyrotech.com/news/

Other recent developments in the tech industry include:

Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY) an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ("UAV"), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ("RPAS"), and Unmanned Vehicle Systems ("UVS") sectors, recently announced that John M. Mitnick, former General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and Raytheon senior executive, was elected to the Board of Directors of Draganfly at the Company's annual general meeting on June 18, 2020. All of the matters submitted to shareholders for approval, as set out in the Company's management information circular, were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the annual general meeting of shareholders.

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. (OTCQX: TAKOF) (TSX-V: FLT.V) recently announcedthat on June 26th, 2020 it successfully completed Phase Two of its AED (Automated External Defibrillator) On The Fly project with Peel Region Paramedics and Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine. Building on the success of Phase One of the study, the Company was able to demonstrate ease of use of its AED drone solution when provided to community responders in a simulated cardiac arrest scenario. The testing further validates that usingDDC's proprietary drone delivery platform with cargo drop functionality to deliver rapid first responder technology via drone may reduce response time to cardiac arrest patients in the field while being utilized by lay responders.

On June 26th, 2019, the Company had announced a 100% successful Phase One of the project. Phase Two utilized the Sparrow, with the new cargo drop capability and a new audio announcement system, to drop an AED where a designated lay bystander would then retrieve the AED and apply it to a simulated cardiac arrest patient in a rural environment. Multiple pairs of lay bystanders and simulated cardiac arrest patients in multiple locations were used to test the AED drone solution. Response time to drop, retrieve and apply an AED, and physiological and psychological human factors in a stressful situation were measured during the testing.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) a leading National Security Solutions provider, recently announced that it has recently received approximately $30 million in contract awards for Command, Control, Computing, Communication, Combat, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Systems, focused primarily on missile defense related combat systems. Kratos is an industry leader in the rapid development, demonstration and fielding of affordable leading technology products and solutions in support of the United States and its allies' national security missions. Kratos C5ISR Modular Systems Business is an industry leader in manufacturing, producing and delivering C5ISR Systems for Missile, Radar, High Power Directed Energy, Ballistic Missile Defense, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear and High Explosive (CBRNE) and other programs and applications. Work under these recent program awards will be performed at secure Kratos manufacturing and production facilities. The majority of the performance under these contract awards will be completed over the next 24 months. Due to customer, competitive and other considerations, no additional information will be provided related to these U.S. National Security related program awards.

AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. (NYSE: UAVS) J. Michael Drozd, new Chief Executive Officer ofthe company, an industry leading provider of unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced aerial imagery, data collection and analytics solutions, recently issued a letter to the Company's shareholders commenting on the Company's vision, defined growth strategy and key developments which have occurred since he assumed the helm of AgEagle on May 18, 2020. Drozd stated:

"I'd like to begin by sharing how pleased and privileged I am to have been selected by the Board to help lead AgEagle through its next critical phase of innovation and evolution. Since my first day on the job, I have immersed myself in meeting with our talented team; fully understanding the depth and capabilities of our software development and manufacturing operations; carefully evaluating our core strengths and many market opportunities; and attaining meaningful clarity into the dynamic, high growth company we are actively engaged in building. This has been and will undoubtedly remain an exciting and ongoing process.

"After an extensive evaluation process, I firmly believe that AgEagle has what it takes to become one of the leading, most trusted commercial drone technology, services and solutions providers globally. To achieve that aim, we are committing to a highly focused growth strategy centered on three primary industry sectors: U.S.-based drone hardware and subcomponent design, manufacturing, assembling and testing; Drone package delivery services; and Hemp cultivation registration, oversight, compliance, reporting and data analytics software solutions for government and commercial customers."

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How Artificial Intelligence is Influencing the Drone Industry For Improved Performance - PRNewswire

For some time now, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and business sectors. This is part of the Gulf countrys economic diversification strategy, aimed at transforming the UAE away from an oil-dependent economy to a knowledge-based one. AI is generally conceived as human intelligence processes which are simulated by computer systems, including learning, reasoning, problem-solving, planning, predictive analytics, and advanced robotics.

Like other Arab states, the UAE has advanced a public discourse based on a dominant narrative of nationalism which is meant to solidify its image while reinforcing the Emirati rulers power and legitimacy. Its foundational theme is made up of different frames such as diversity, tolerance, moderation, international cooperation, humanitarianism, and modernity. State leaders use narratives not only to persuade and influence a national and international audience of its image and self-perception, but also as a means to determine its understanding of its place and purpose in the international system.

The Path to Digitization

Branding is relevant to the ways in which countries present themselves internationally and how their reputations can be built or enhanced. By highlighting the ideas, concepts, and policies of AI and innovation, the UAE is signaling its active participation in the digital transformation of the region and its status as a progressive, high-tech, and modernized country. The Emirati leadership is driving this process which seeks to construct a narrative based on the UAE being a nation made up of forward-thinking risk-takers, who actively create opportunities and innovate and ensure that their country becomes an increasingly valuable member of the international community.

The UAE has taken numerous steps to bolster its image and commitment to innovation and technology. The UAEs ambition is to become one of the global leaders in the field as well as the regional hub of AI. In 2017, the UAE became the first country in the world to appoint a Minister of State for AI. The UAEs National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031 has recognized the growth potential associated with AI and has set out to increase the competitive edge of this sector in the Emirates while establishing itself as an incubator for AI innovation.

The UAE has recognized the importance of creating more specialized AI programs and professionals, as well as the AI Ministrys need for AI consultants, experts, research institutions, and universities that will provide the required skills, knowledge, and expertise. The establishment of the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is an important and innovative step in its quest, which will help facilitate this endeavor. Ajman University has also announced a graduate program in AI, scheduled to commence in the academic year 2020-2021. Dr. Karim Seghir, the Chancellor of Ajman University, said: Its not going to be long before AI takes over many aspects of life, including business (products and services), education, defence, entertainment, medicine, law, government, and even politics and social life.

In March 2014, the government of Dubai announced the Smart Dubai initiative in order to make Dubai a leading smart city. AI has been the trigger and the technology behind the facilitation of Smart Dubai. A smart city requires a digital infrastructure that can link the various sensors, devices, and machines to make up the public system so they can exchange information in real-time. For city governments, the challenge will be to ensure that the huge volumes of data created by smart cities remain safe. Other initiatives created for this purpose are Ibtekr, the first interactive platform designed by the Mohammed bin Rashed Center for Government Innovation (MBRCGI), as well as Dubai Future Foundation, which is focused on innovation. In addition, Mubadala, the UAEs leading Sovereign Wealth Fund, alone has reportedly invested $15 billion in a technology fund to subsidize its efforts.

The UAE has already used AI applications and systems in various sectors. For example, in security and police services, it developed a police officer robot. In Dubai, the Water and Electricity Authority employed a customer service robot and used a pilotless flying taxi, which are not yet in service. The main focus of AI is on radar, radio communication, a variety of aerospace technologies, as well as transport and aviation.

More specifically, the UAE AI strategy aims to increase government performance, productivity, and efficiency at all levels and sectors. AI also has a tremendous economic potential that remains untapped both globally and at the GCC level. AI is predicted to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030 and $320 billion to the Middle East economy. Online shopping has grown tremendously in the last decade. According to one forecast, in 2021, over two billion people around the world are expected to shop online, leading to a 20 percent growth in digital commerce sales. AI models indicate that retailers could save about $340 billion by implementing AI solutions and reduce the cost by implementing AI in supply chains. Another benefit is having direct control over supply chains, plus greater flexibility to respond efficiently to disruptions in local markets and being able to adjust to potential vulnerabilities in global market fluctuations.

Part of the innovation narrative in the UAE is based on the necessity to remain competitive in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the desire to shift the paradigm of being pure adopters of AI to become developers of this technology. According to the UNs 2019 Global Innovation Index, the UAE ranked first among Arab countries, and 36th worldwide, in terms of overall performance on the index, climbing nine spots from its 2015 ranking.

However, expectations must be realistic. A recent Economist report, entitled An understanding of AIs limitations is starting to sink in, warned that despite major advances in the field, the fact remains that many of the grandest claims made about AI have once again failed to become reality and that the state of AI hype has far exceeded the state of AI science especially in regard to the actual implementation of the technology on the ground.

Conclusion

Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, new technologies were already making many jobs, business models, and older technologies obsolete. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend. Put simply, the pathogen has hot-wired the 4IR, pushing more citizens of the Gulf regionand the world at largetoward the digital sphere. Even after a vaccine for coronavirus is developed, GCC member-states will need to continue innovation-led development as the worlds digital transformation moves forward.

In the Gulf region, where there is a disproportionately young population, the brightest and most innovative citizens have a special role to play as pioneers of the 4IR. Growth of these countries high-tech sectors will pay dividends long into the future as the UAE and other countries in the Arabian Peninsula seek to achieve economic diversification and trim down their bloated public sectors by creating more opportunities for tech-savvy citizens in the private sector.

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Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in the UAE's National Discourse - International Policy Digest