E62 | Challenging AI with Geertrui Mieke de Ketelaere | Pondering AI [Video]

Geertrui Mieke de Ketelaere reflects on the uncertain trajectory of AI, whether AI is socially or environmentally sustainable, and using AI to become good ancestors.

Mieke joins Kimberly to discuss the current trajectory of AI; uncertainties created by current AI applications; the potent intersection of humanlike AI and heightened social/personal anxiety; Russian nesting dolls (matryoshka) as an analogy for AI systems; challenges with open source AI; the current state of public literacy and regulation; the Safe AI Companion Collective; social and environmental sustainability; expanding our POV beyond human intelligence; and striving to become good ancestors in our use of AI and beyond.

Geertrui Mieke de Ketelaere is an engineer, strategic advisor and Adjunct Professor of AI at Vlerick Business School focused on sustainable, ethical and trustworthy AI. A prolific author, speaker and researcher, Mieke is passionate about building bridges between business, research and government in the domain of AI.

Learn more about Mieke’s work here: https://www.gmdeketelaere.com.

View the transcript of this episode here: https://pondering-ai.transistor.fm/episodes/ep62/transcript

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Episode highlights
00:00 – Welcome
01:07 – AI Uncertainties
06:25 – AI Accuracy Increases Energy Costs
08:30 – What is the End Goal?
11:32 – AI is Just the Algorithm
16:16 – Challenges with Open-Source AI
20:59 – Literacy and Regulation
22:46 – A Toxic Mix – Humanlike AI and Loneliness
27:26 – The Safe AI Companion Collective & Social Sustainability
33:28 – Environmental Sustainability
39:00 – Expanding Beyond Human Intelligence
45:00 – Becoming Good Ancestors

More about our guest
◉ Geertrui Mieke de Ketelaere – https://www.linkedin.com/in/miekedeketelaere/
◉ Safe AI Companion Collective – https://www.saicc.info/
◉ Geertrui Mieke de Ketelaere’s website – www.gmdeketelaere.com

Additional resources
◉ SAS Responsible Innovation – https://www.sas.com/responsible-innovation
◉ SAS AI Solutions – https://www.sas.com/ai
◉ SAS Viya – Data and AI Platform – https://www.sas.com/viya

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