Can artificial intelligence improve government accountability? Last year Bass provided an excellent overview of the role big data can play in increasing government accountability. His analysis covered the current state of affairs and the problems with achieving the goal of a transparent government (Bass, 2015). In an amazing and eye-opening manner, he showed that while data can increase government accountability, numerous unresolved issues remain that must be overcome before we can have higher transparency. One of the major issues identified by Bass is the fact that many stakeholder (including journalists, agencies, members of congress, and others) don't want greater transparency.

The Obama administration released a report on the future of artificial intelligence and addressed everything from job loss, ethics, bias and positive outcomes for multiple industries. There are some things that machines are simply better at doing than humans, but humans still have plenty going for them. Here's a look at how the two are going to work in concert to deliver a more powerful future for IT, and the human race. There's a lot to digest in the full report, which has been noted in multiple places. I pulled out a few key talking points to ponder as AI advances.

Advances in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are going to completely change how we live and work but the UK government is totally unprepared, MPs have warned. The Science and Technology Committee released a report on Wednesday warning that the UK government "does not yet have a strategy" for equipping citizens with the skills they need to flourish in a world where AI is more prevalent. It also has no strategy for dealing with the social and ethical dilemmas that AI advances present, according to the report. Acting chair of the Science and Technology Committee, Dr Tania Mathias MP, said in a statement: "Artificial intelligence has some way to go before we see systems and robots as portrayed in the creative arts such as Star Wars. At present, 'AI machines' have narrow and specific roles, such as in voice-recognition or playing the board game'Go'. "But science fiction is slowly becoming science fact, and robotics and AI look destined to play an increasing role in our lives over the coming decades.

Starting Thursday, a search in English or Spanish for "who's on my ballot" will return detailed information about the candidates. SAN FRANCISCO -- Getting ready to cast your vote in November? Google has got you covered. The Internet search giant is making it easier for voters to find out what's on the ballot and where their polling place is. Starting Thursday, a search in English or Spanish for "who's on my ballot" will return detailed information about the candidates from president to county commissioner and on ballot measures in your state.

FILE - Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The cerebral interstellar saga "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the android drama "Blade Runner" are among Obama's favorite sci-fi films and TV shows. Obama shared his must-watch list of movies and TV shows to "expand your mind to new horizons" in the November issue of Wired magazine.

You could call it a demonstration of the proliferation of drone use with frightening possibilities. Last week's attack in northern Iraq in which a small drone exploded killing two Peshmerga fighters and badly wounding two members of the French special forces, marks something of an innovation in modern warfare. The US launched the first armed drone attack back in October 2001. Since then the use of armed drones has been the preserve of the most sophisticated military actors in the world. Israel and the US had the early technological lead with Russia and China rapidly developing their own drone industries.

The editor in chief for Wired conducted a joint interview with the President of the United States, Barack Obama and MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito. The interview is for the November 2016 issue of Wired, but a condensed version is available on the Wired website. The disruptive emergence of Artificial Intelligence, Space Travel and Star Trek were on the agenda. Artificial Intelligence has gone from science fiction to reality. There are two kinds of Artificial Intelligence, general AI and specialised AI.

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Joi Ito, Director of the prestigious MIT Media Lab told President Obama he is concerned that the core development of Artificial Intelligence technology is being built by a "mostly white" and "predominately male gang of kids." Ito's remarks were made at a recent meeting with Barack Obama and Scott Dadich, Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine. They don't know how to communicate with people outside of their group. Foremski's Take: Raising the issue of race, privilege and the demands of civil society in how artificial intelligence (AI) systems are designed and deployed is a political and cultural powder keg. President Obama said nothing and quickly switched the conversation to self-driving cars, and Scott Dadich did not pursue the subject.

President Barack Obama has made his interest in science fiction known in the past, but in a new interview about very real, very serious aspects of our future, the outgoing president reveals that he's far more of a Trekkie than anyone suspected. SEE ALSO: NASA is run by a bunch of'Star Trek' nerds, and this photo proves it In an interview meant to promote Wednesday's science and technology event (the Frontiers Conference) at the White House, Obama sat down with MIT Media Lab chief Joi Ito and the editor of Wired to talk about the future of technology. The chat touches on everything from artificial intelligence to the future of human labor in the face of automation. But the real fun starts early when the president starts dropping sci-fi names in the same breath as real government policy. "When I first got here I always imagined the Situation Room would be this supercool thing, like Tom Cruise in Minority Report, where he'd be moving around stuff," says Obama. "It's not like that, at all." "We've all got a little bit of Spock and a little bit of Kirk and ... maybe some Klingon in us, right?" -- Obama Then, on the topic of artificial intelligence, he turns to a fan favorite, The Matrix.