About this video
Deb Raji explains that understanding how AI works makes it less intimidating and shows that it is a series of human decisions we can control, not an uncontrollable sci-fi force. She encourages all young people, not just future engineers, to learn the basics, and says the field needs people who care about others to build AI that is inclusive and protects the most vulnerable.
You'll be able to
- explain why AI is described as a series of human decisions.
- explain why everyone, not just engineers, benefits from understanding AI.
- explain why diverse perspectives are needed in AI.
Key words
- Influential
- Having a big effect on people's lives and decisions.
- Diverse perspectives
- Different points of view from people with different backgrounds and experiences.
- Inclusive
- Designed to work fairly for everyone, not just some groups.
- Vulnerable
- More likely to be harmed or left out.
Transcript
Over the years, I've come to realize how impactful and influential AI is as a technology. And it's so important to understand the different ways in which that technology works to make it less intimidating, to make it clear that it's a series of human decisions that we can control.
Rather than this futuristic, sci-fi, uncontrollable thing that is out of reach in terms of us being able to change it. Where do you think you're going? Well i'mnot going that way So i think that there's a lot of benefit, there's a lot to gain from involving yourself and really understanding the details of how this technology works. It's something that will influence your life and the life of everyone that you love and the life of everyone around you. And that's why I would encourage young people, especially, to - even if they don't want to be an engineer, and do it for the rest of their life - to really just properly engage in getting a sense, or an understanding, of the basics of what it means for
the technology to work. If you're someone that cares passionately about people, and you have an interest in computer science, the field definitely needs you. There's so much that we can learn from you, and learn from your empathy, and learn from your attention to the experiences of other people.
We desperately need diverse perspectives in this field to shape a future vision for AI that is inclusive, that is impactful in the right ways, and is attentive to the concerns of those that are most vulnerable in our society. [Music]
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