DeepMind's cofounder thinks AI should get ethical in 2018

Mustafa Suleyman, who cofounded Google's deep-learning subsidiary, wants the artificial-intelligence community to focus on ethics in 2018. His argument: Writing in Wired UK, Suleyman explains that machine learning has the potential to improve or worsen inequalities in the world. To make sure it ends up being a net positive, he says, research into AI ethics needs to be prioritized. What's been done: This isn't a new concern for Suleyman. DeepMind established its own ethics and society research team earlier this year to work on these sorts of issues.