Experts say the discovery is a sign of the growing influence of algorithms on human behavior.
“AI and machine learning offer significant benefits across many areas, including health,” he said.
“AI is the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” Yam said.
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Driver-assist features make our cars safer.
Computer vision makes diagnosing diseases more accurate.
Machine translation enables us to communicate across oceans despite language barriers."
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It serves online ads and news feeds based on our prior clicks.
“AI is the world’s greatest prediction machine,” Yam added.
“Your Google feed is a good example of AI working today.
Are you buying more furniture lately because Google knows you’ve been looking at sofas?”
“People are leaving digital footprints of their identities or personal data wherever they go.
AI algorithms record, compile and mine all their online personal data,” Yam added.
Whether or not AI is currently influencing human decisions, observers are calling for more industry regulation.
