ai决策_人工智能时代的决策

ai决策

Possible consequences of decisions algorithms make on our behalf

决策算法可能代表我们做出的可能后果

Imagine you are driving in Yellowstone National Park and suddenly a deer jumps on the road in front of your car. You have a few crucial seconds to decide whether you want to save deer’s life by moving the car off the road into a fence or save yourself and your family’s life. The most important skill you will need in such a situation is rational decision making.

想象一下，您在黄石国家公园(Yellowstone National Park)开车，突然鹿在车前的道路上跳跃。 您有几秒钟的时间来决定是要通过将汽车从路上移到篱笆上还是拯救自己和家人的生命来挽救鹿的生命。 在这种情况下，您需要的最重要技能是理性的决策。

We, humans, are natural decision-makers. From deciding which fruit to eat that doesn’t end up killing us to deciding which fruit has the perfect balance of all the macronutrients, we have come a long way.

我们人类是自然的决策者。 从决定吃哪种水果并不会导致我们丧命，到决定哪种水果具有所有常量营养素的完美平衡，我们已经走了很长一段路。

But in the AI era, our decisions are being increasingly outsourced to computer algorithms. These days we are relying more on big data algorithms for crucial life decisions than our instincts. Today, the truth is defined as the top result of a google search instead of an individual’s wisdom.

但是在AI时代，我们的决定越来越多地外包给计算机算法。 如今，我们越来越依赖大数据算法来进行重要的人生决策，而不是凭直觉。 今天，真理被定义为Google搜索的最高结果，而不是个人的智慧。

“The best place to hide a dead body is the second page of Google search”- a busy googler

“隐藏尸体的最佳位置是Google搜索的第二页”-一个忙碌的Googler

I am an aspiring data scientist and have been working in the field of data science and machine learning for the past two years. In 2018, when I was starting in this field, while researching I came across mixed opinions about AI. There were people on both ends of the spectrum. On one side were highly optimistic people who have a utopian view of AI suggesting that it has the capability to fix all the existing problems of mankind while on the other side there were conflicting views about the cynical effects of AI on the job market. This confused me on which side should I choose.

我是一位有抱负的数据科学家，过去两年一直在数据科学和机器学习领域工作。 在2018年，当我开始涉足这一领域时，在研究过程中，我遇到了关于AI的不同观点。 在频谱的两端都有人。 一方面是高度乐观的人，他们对AI有着乌托邦式的看法，这表明它具有解决人类所有现有问题的能力，而另一方面，人们对AI对就业市场的愤世嫉俗的看法却存在矛盾。 这使我感到困惑，我应该选择哪一边。

Recently, I read two books, Girl Decoded by Rana el Kaliouby and