Wow! And I thought I overthought!

Throughout  a human lifetime, we all accumulate knowledge that may later be revised or refuted. Our cognitive flexibility allows us to update our understanding and correct misconceptions as new information becomes available. 

It is time to drop the other shoe concerning AI learning!

How can we develop unbiased AI systems when important information is not formally published?

Nobody wants to publish a research paper when the experiment/test did not support their pre-assumptions!

This is very obvious in drug development where a large quality of trials on humans or animals are never published because they didn't work or had serious side effects. 

We only reach the truth by highlighting our failures and determining the root causes.

It also seems to me that the IET organization is very hesitant in publishing articles involving UK failures.

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay 

It is time to drop the other shoe concerning AI learning!

How can we develop unbiased AI systems when important information is not formally published?

Nobody wants to publish a research paper when the experiment/test did not support their pre-assumptions!

This is very obvious in drug development where a large quality of trials on humans or animals are never published because they didn't work or had serious side effects. 

We only reach the truth by highlighting our failures and determining the root causes.

It also seems to me that the IET organization is very hesitant in publishing articles involving UK failures.

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay 

Hi Peter. Acknowledging the presence of public bias, it is imperative to conduct thorough analyses of failures alongside successes to mitigate the development of biased AI systems. The revelation regarding the IET’s publication practices is indeed surprising (Competency E5 - UK spec ) It underscores the necessity for open access to all research data, encompassing both successful and unsuccessful outcomes, to foster a more transparent and equitable field of artificial intelligence.

As you are aware ( I assume) the IET has out sourced it's bi-monthly and it's week day web site publications and it's focus has narrowed with the reduction in staff size.

It should be noted that I typically forward two or more world wide validated articles each day to them, for their consideration.

I do this not to get them published, but to try and train the team to expand their viewpoints. 

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay 

Your  commitment to enriching the IET’s perspectives is truly commendable. 

I personally wasn't aware of the IET’s outsourcing strategy for its bi-monthly and weekday website publications. Maybe initiatives as yours will become instrumental in catalysing a shift and potentially prompting the team to embrace a more extensive array of topics and perspectives.

The outsourcing was to Redactive.co.uk.

Not too sure if I have mentioned it before, but I am also a member of the IEEE which publishes a low tech "Spectrum" magazine, like the E&T magazine. The IEEE also publishes "Proceedings" which contains "high tech" articles.

Sometimes the IEEE Spectrum will publish very thoughtful articles about  ChatGPT and other AI software.

If they are significant, I will also forward them to Ed Almond.

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay

Hi Peter 

I wasn’t aware that you were a member of the IEEE, interesting! I just looked them up. At first, I thought IEEE was what the IET used to be called (IEE). Speaking of which, who is Ed Almond?

The Spectrum magazine, definitely something I’d be keen to read.

Ed Almond replaced Nigel Fine (who retired) at the IET , over a year ago. His PA is Verity Whitworth.

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay 

Yes, I was aware that Nigel Fine had been succeeded following his retirement. However, I must admit that the name of his replacement had slipped my mind. Thank you for reminding me that it is Ed Almond who has stepped into the role, with Verity Whitworth as his PA.

Best Regards 

Andrew

There are days when information comes in faster than I can Keep up. Today is one of those days.

There is a new research paper (Ethics and information Technology) by Michael Townsen Hicks of Glagow University at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5 that you might be interested in. 

Peter Brooks

Palm Bay 

Thanks