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Integrating AI Into the Workplace Model for More Efficient Outcomes, Not To Replace Humans10/31/2019 GAI presented "Accelerated AI: The Road to Federal AI Implementation," in Washington, D.C with industry leading experts from NIST, HHS, ODNI, and more to discuss beginning their AI journey and lessons from their own challenges with AI implementation. When thinking of AI most associate the word with automatic insertion of job replacement, however it's not as scary as the word sounds. If you consider "AI more of a technique," suggest Jay Lamke, GAI President, there's a possibility it can provide effective solutions. Algorithms and software will take care of 5G with the ability to enable mass proliferation of IOT (internet of things). Big data clusters can be analyzed quickly. AI is being used with autonomous vehicles, being able to consume vehicles on demand like Uber. AI is even used for natural language process, which helps because it's hard to tell the difference when talking to a bot and human being. All of this sounds very sophisticated and tech savy for many data sets, moreover integrating these AI models in the workplace is what may don't understand, and how it's active role will not eliminate the human out of the equation. According to Mr. Lamke, their model to enable AI includes:
Keynote Speaker Elham Tabassi, Acting Chief of Staff-Information Technology Laboratory for NIST shared some insight on AI with regards to the Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence:
AI standards according to federal regulation must encompass risk management, terminology, safety, concepts, privacy, governance, networking, metrics, human integration, data and knowledge must also be implemented within the operating procedures. Characteristics are important while taking into account sensitivity to ethical consideration whether cross sector or sector specific. "AI is only as good a Science behind, and quantitative data behind that development," expressed Elham Tabassi. Experts suggest, so much of what we're doing in the AI space is very fragile, the data and algorithms, so approaching infrastructure software and data with holistic thinking has impact. Depending on what your company or organization is trying to solve AI can be beneficial because it can adapt and learn new skills and reinforcement learning. "AI is to augment the human, not replace the human," expressed speaker Prem Jadhwani, Chief Technology Officer at GAI. AI is being used to detect genetic disorders, better evaluate X-rays, security measures, and deep learning which takes a lot of data to perform influence. Perhaps companies can infuse a pep-rally spirit approach to integrating AI in the workplace model. Start with morning meetings where employees can learn a new term and application process which could have the potential to ease comfort levels of AI being a job enhancement and not a replacement.
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It's been many years since Washington has seen a victory for World Series baseball, but the moment to make history once more has arrived. Game 3 was in Washington, DC at the National's ball park against the Houston Astro's was on Friday October 25. This is certainty a joyous celebration, and the fans are here for it! Update: As of October 31, 2019 the Washington National's are the World Series Champions with a victory of 6-2! #Natitude on World Series Champion!!! In celebration of DC Cyber Week, the Daniel Initiative in partnership with Banduri, Nfluence, and National Action Network presented "Diversity and Tech: Mitigating Bias In A Rapidly Changing Technological Age," held in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday, October 22, with distinguished panelist Charlyn Stanberry -Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Kristal High- CEO and Founder Nfluence, Dr. Richard Ezike - Senior Policy Associate on Innovation and Inclusion at Urban Institute, Christine Goodwin - CEO and Founder of Banduri, and Tylik McMillan- Tech Policy Advisor for NAN. The Daniel Initiative lead by Founder and President Breon Wells, is a government relations and strategic communications consulting firm that partners with influencer's, visionaries, and organizations wishing to express their values and speak truth to power. "Diversity is not just something only needed in tech, but needed in the halls of Congress and power," stated Mr. Wells during his opening remarks. The Longworth House Office Building was fitting for the conversation considering Congress must be a part of any solution that we try to bring for change, suggest Mr. Wells.
The purpose of the presentation was to make sure uplifting the conversation and the need for diversity in tech in the country and globally. Furthermore, the conversation was sparked by a Brookings Institute report written by Nicole Lee Turner, exploring bias in algorithms. Through conversation and dialogue is how we unpack the complexities to figure out solutions, "how are we intentionally making sure we are not causing undo harm?" expressed Mr. Wells before the discussion was underway. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has been very instrumental in bringing diversity in this tech space, and her Chief of Staff, Ms. Stanberry shared one of the solutions, H.R. 2231, The Algorithm Act of 2019. The act derived from looking at inequities in algorithms, and in the criminal justice system, however expecting high tech outcomes. The resolution key area focus is transparency with accountability being a minimized scope, basically giving the Federal Trade Commission the authority to create regulations to where companies have to develop impact assessments of how these algorithms are impacting communities, particular, marginalized communities, communities of color. The FTC would have enforcement guidelines set, with the expectation that companies will look at there data and how they're creating these algorithms, and what improvements can they make on that aspect. Mr. Wells moderated the panel discussion. Why tech and diversity matter? Dr. Ezkeil: The idea of bias in tech is very important to me because a lot of times the algorithms are developed without black people in mind, so that's a direct connection to trying to get people of color in the space who could bee hired by the Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Telsa to help develop algorithms that take into account all people. So it is a very important topic to me and trying to encourage more of us to get into the space and really help develop the algorithms so we don't have algorithms that are inherent and don't take our beliefs into account. Krystal High: "We live in a digital economy like it or not," and technology is going to increasingly become a greater factor in the ways we live, work, and play. So how we do we make sure we have diversity of thought, of representation at the table as policy decisions are being made, and what is it that we need to do on the ground from consumer prospective and advocates. Mr. Wells: Data, or lack thereof, depending upon the space, however when it accounts to the criminal justice system there's plenty of data, but facial recognition lacks data. When we say bias in data or lack of data sets what are we saying? Krystal High: When talking about bias in data, humans that are responsible for algorithms and responsible for companies and the practices that go forth. We have our own inherent bias those bias get imputed upon whatever system it is were trying to establish, which is why the necessity and importance of diverse coders, board members, and funding pools. If all the faces you feed into your algorithms are white eurocentric faces, your not going to recognize anybody else. Bias is an issue, the human factor being imputed onto technology in such a way that there is a consequence usually negative on the other side of it. Christine Goodwin: The concept of if I'm going to be a company, I have to get traction. How do we know what easy is? So approach to human center design and behavior driven development becomes critically important. Don't start with the data, you start with the why. Why are we doing this? What's the human goal? And what do we need to recycle and keeping asking why. Then put out into the world to get tested for feedback, and have that feedback loop. Know what you're measuring for and be able to recognize things that you didn't measure for are important. Showing up, and persistent refactoring. "What we found, engineers want to solve the whole problem." Figure out how to prioritize because it starts with collaborations and crowd sourcing. Charyln Stanberry: The key point is diversity. Who's creating these data sets and who are analyzing the data sets and I think that also goes back to exposure for people who are in these marginalized communities to know about cyber security, being an engineer, to know about working in data privacy, and Congress can come in with exposure. Mr. Wells: In academia, how should we respond to data is the data and it produced this? Dr. Ezike: In my space, let me first look at the data because as academics, it's the data, but do you really know how you got the data? What were your collection methods? Did you have other people validate your data collection practices to see is it a diverse set of data that you collected to make a conclusion? Most people don't look at that. "We don't have that, people who are understanding where the bias are coming out, if we don't have somebody who can check your validation, and research to see is it inclusive is it bringing in all the potential data into the system then that's where you run into problems." So as academics in this space have to keep each other accountable. The Algorithm Act of 2019 is one solution, but what other important regulatory structure needs to be in place? Ms. Goodwin suggest on a legislative level, there has to be accountability but not mutually exclusive. Establishing community spectrum, and large or small legislation is human behavior. Start where we know we have a problem. "Unpack the problem so were not repackaging it the same way." Structure legislation that can't be gamed, don't want to create a dark pattern. The government could educate and scale up its own workforce. How do we refactor our solutions where harm scales? Who's harmed? Why are they being harmed? The discussion allowed for questions, so I asked "when you're going to mitigate potential bias situations, who should be the first point of contact for us to approach?" Krystal High: Who should be first point of contact, it should be first identifying the source of the harm, and then what are the spheres of influence around that. If issue is with Facebook because your information is being filtered all kinds of ways, then a line of complaint to Facebook directly, then look at places who impact Facebook, identify point of harm, then figure out the decision makers who can then impact and influence who's ultimately causing harm. The Turkish Heritage Organization held a very timely panel discussion, "Future of Syria: Syrian Kurds and Realities in the Region," at the National Press Club on Today. "Secretary Pompeo will be meeting the Turkish Leadership, President Erdogan and his team, hopefully the tension a little bit goes away, as an organization, hopefully the relationship between NATO allies can work together in the region," expressed Ali Cinar, President of the THO. The current conditions in Syria create some concerns in the Turkish-American relationship and the distinguished panelist share their insight on what's happening. The Syrian Revolution started in 2011, and in 2019, President Trump is faced with making an executive decision in the best interest of America's national security. "Everybody hates ISIS," stated President Trump during his joint press conference from the White House with regards to the situation happening in Syria. President Trump is upholding his campaign promise to bringing our soldiers back home, and no more endless wars. "No one knows what will happen, however 80 countries have invested millions of dollars to take out ISIS, now given back with nothing in return," expressed Joel Rubin, National Security Expert during the panel discussion. Distinguished panelist Eva Savelsberg, President of European Center for Kurdish Studies Germany shared her insight on the current conditions that Turkey's base military operation in Syria couldn't be more different in the US and in Turkey. To be able to understand what's going on in Syria at this moment, it might be interesting to have a look at the Kurdish perspective. Politically having to distinguish between The People's Protection Unit (YPG) and Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) on one hand and the Kurdish National Council (KNC) on the other hand.
National Security Expert, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joel Rubin was also a distinguished guest on the panel, presented with the question of "how did we get here?" The Syrian Revolution in 2011 says Mr. Rubin. The People's Protection Units (YPG) presented a possible local partner to work with the counter ISIS strategy, which they can't solely be depend on they'd have to diversify their options. We don't know how the story will conclude, but the US decision to arm and support the YPG after the rise of ISIS.
Wa'el Alzayat is the current Chief Executive Officer of Emerge Foundation, which focuses on seeking to educate, empower, and engage Muslim Americans through events, voter initiatives, and leadership development was also a distinguished guest panelist. Alzayat feels the funeral of the American Turkish relationship, pulling back from on the ground dynamics, and watching the Democratic debate, and believes the relationship is shattered. Turkey has sanction written its own future in the way it has responded to President Trump.
For the past few month's I've been embarking on sol journey's. The purpose of the journey is for new experiences, rejuvenation, change of scenery, curiosity, and a connection which recharges my sol to live in the present moment while enjoying life. Often times one must remove themselves from the normal everyday hustle, and hurry up, ultimately taking a moment to inhale the beauty that surrounds them. How do I select the sol journey is rather interesting. The main source has been the National Park Services Historic sites. In search of travels that are budget friendly, and don't take all day to reach the mark, has been the strategy. For some reason Assateague Island resonated with my sol, and sparked the urge for the journey. Especially because I loved the beach as a child, and learning that horses also roam the island was the deal breaker. Although when I initially set the date, I didn't go, however glad to make it before the fall takes effect. The sol journey estimated time of travel was two hours and forty nine minutes. The beautiful scenery helps the time go by while traveling. You might even want to stop to the local farmer's market's in route to the island. Assateague Island is located in Berlin Maryland and managed by Assateague Island National Seashore, Assateague State Park, and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. According to Beach to Bay India Trail, centuries ago, Indians of the Algonquin Nation including the Assateagues, Pocomokes, Manokins, and Acquinticas migrated seasonally between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. Before reaching the island I had to pass the sixty foot road and a few other towns and much cultivated land. I stopped at the Assateague Island store and ordered a smoothie. I saw the firewood stations and thought it would be great to buy some but not sure why I didn't. Luckily, a few people at the beach had already started their fires to warm up as the sunsets along the Assateague seashore. It was a very revitalizing and invigorating experience. The feeling of smooth feet leaving the sand is always a good sign. The cost to enter the park location is $20 and the pass allows you access to the beaches and really great experiences for 7 days. This was an experience to remember and looking forward to going back. |
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