[liberationtech] Nova Ng

[Akinremi Peter Taiwo]

Thanks for sharing with us the birth of Nova Andrew and Carol.
I look forward to Nova life changing activities.

Regards.
Peter

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 8:56 AM Yosem Companys <ycompanys at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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