Engineering

What does AI mean for university education?

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This weekend, Geoffrey Hinton, who pioneered the field of deep learning and one of the so-called ‘godfathers of AI’, gave a wide-ranging interview to the Financial Times [1] (link behind a paywall). In it, he painted a rather gloomy picture of how AI is going to change the world. He said, “Rich people are going to use AI to replace workers. It’s going to create massive unemployment and a huge rise in profits.” We should treat these words with caution. … Read more…

How AI is changing engineering

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I’ve been writing this blog intermittently for around ten years, exploring questions that intrigued me from a professional perspective. I started off exploring the then-emerging Internet of Things space in the early 2010s, during which time I took on roles building smart home and connected car products. Over the years, it evolved into a broader exploration of themes related to leading tech teams, while occasionally keeping an eye on advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence. In this blog post, … Read more…