[liberationtech] Nova Ng

[Yosem Companys]

Dear friends,

Carol and I are delighted to announce the birth of our daughter, Nova Ng.

We’re enjoying this precious time with our first child. As probably every
parent understands, we’ve also been reflecting on the world Nova will grow
up in. Specifically, the long term impact of AI and where we are focusing
our efforts in the AI community.

Building for the AI natives

Nova belongs to the first generation of AI natives. She and her peers will
grow up taking for granted voice controlled devices, auto-graded homework,
customized news feeds, facial recognition, and unprecedented levels of
AI-powered automation.

She will come of age in a world shaped by the choices we make now.

We in the AI community hold an awesome power and responsibility to step up
and make that world better than the one we know today.

Working on the big problems
AI is not a panacea. It cannot solve all problems. And like every
technological disruption before it (the steam engine, internal combustion,
electricity), it will bring about disruption good and bad.

But we’re living in an exciting moment. More students are studying AI, both
in universities and online. More research is being funded, more patents are
being granted, and more valuable companies are being built using AI than
ever before.

There’s already tremendous momentum behind using AI to create businesses.
But I hope this momentum will also spur the global AI community —
engineers, researchers, government officials, entrepreneurs, and subject
matter experts of all kinds — to think creatively about how AI can be used
to tackle our most pressing issues, such as:

   - Climate change
   - Access to education
   - Income inequality
   - Diversity and inclusion
   - Enhancing human connections through technology, rather than
   disintegrating them
   - Accessible and affordable healthcare
   - Good governance for all

Technology alone won’t solve these problems. But I say to every person in
the AI community: Whenever you see a meaningful opportunity to help with
these global issues, please step up.

We are working on some projects of our own, but would love to hear your
ideas as well. Please feel free to post below, or tweet at us at @AndrewYNg
and @robot_MD.

Thinking about what Nova’s life might be like in 2100 makes us more
optimistic than ever about humanity, but also more determined than ever to
work with all of you to build the world we want.

Andrew and Carol

https://medium.com/@andrewng/nova-ng-38c9fb2883bb
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